Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

पूजां तव करिष्यामः कृत्वा प्रासादमुत्त मम् । तथैव देवताः सर्वाश्चतस्रोऽपि त्वया धृताः

Transliteration

pūjāṃ tava kariṣyāmaḥ kṛtvā prāsādamutta mam | tathaiva devatāḥ sarvāścatasro'pi tvayā dhṛtāḥ

Translation

“আমরা এক উৎকৃষ্ট প্রাসাদ (মন্দির) নির্মাণ করে তোমার পূজা করব। তদ্রূপ, তোমার দ্বারা ধারণকৃত সেই চারজনসহ সকল দেবতারও পূজা করব।”

Word by Word

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kariṣyāmaḥ: we will do
• kariṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष (1st), बहुवचन

• kṛtvā: having built
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛtvā (क्त्वान्त/gerund)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा), पूर्वक्रिया; “having made/built”

• prāsādam: a temple; palace
• prāsādam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāsāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (prāsādam)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb: thus/so)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphasis)

• devatāḥ: goddesses/deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (devatāḥ)

• catasraḥ: four
• catasraḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (devatāḥ)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Inclusion/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (also/even)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental)

• dhṛtāḥ: were borne/held
• dhṛtāḥ: Kriya (Passive predicate/कर्मणि-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dhṛ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे “borne/held” (agreeing with devatāḥ)

Speaker

Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas (continuing the pledge)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Skandapura / Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees pledge to construct a splendid temple; artisans and priests are envisioned; Skanda stands as the central deity while four associated deities are indicated around, all receiving worship.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Devatās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma at a tīrtha is sustained through temple-building and consistent worship, linking devotion with public sacred institutions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Skandapura/Camatkārapura, where a prāsāda (temple) is to be established for worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constructing an excellent temple (prāsāda) and performing regular pūjā to Skanda and associated deities.