Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

सर्वान्देवानुपासीथास्तद्दिनानि च मानयन् । सदा शुचिः सदा दक्षः सदा शांतः सदा स्थिरः

Transliteration

sarvāndevānupāsīthāstaddināni ca mānayan | sadā śuciḥ sadā dakṣaḥ sadā śāṃtaḥ sadā sthiraḥ

Translation

Verehre alle Devas und ehre ihre heiligen Tage. Sei stets rein, stets tüchtig, stets friedvoll, stets standhaft.

Word by Word

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवान्)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• उपासीत: should worship/attend upon
• उपासीत: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: those
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (दिनानि)

• दिनानि: days
• दिनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मानयन्: honoring
• मानयन्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मान् (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकालिक कर्तरि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (while honoring)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (भवान् implied)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• दक्षः: skilled/competent
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• शान्तः: calm/peaceful
• शान्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; शम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• स्थिरः: steady
• स्थिरः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic instruction within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined householder performs orderly worship to multiple deities, with a neat altar, lamps, flowers, and a visible lunar calendar marking sacred days; the figure is calm and steady.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Blend devotion with character: worship respectfully and cultivate purity, competence, calmness, and steadiness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is cited; the verse is general guidance for religious life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā (worship) of the devas and honoring their designated days (parva/utsava/vrata days).