Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा चतुर्दशीपूजां दीपमाला विलोकिताः । तेन पुण्येन महता त्रिकालज्ञोऽस्मि भामिनि

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā caturdaśīpūjāṃ dīpamālā vilokitāḥ | tena puṇyena mahatā trikālajño'smi bhāmini

Translation

Weil ich die Verehrung am vierzehnten Mondtag sah und die Reihen der Lichter erblickte, bin ich durch jenes große Verdienst, o Geliebte, zum Kenner der drei Zeiten geworden.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• चतुर्दशीपूजाम्: the worship on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दशीपूजाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (caturdaśyāḥ pūjām)

• दीपमाला: a garland/row of lamps
• दीपमाला: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dīpānāṃ mālā)

• विलोकिताः: were seen
• विलोकिताः: Kriyā (Predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (were seen)

• तेन: by that, through that
• तेन: Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण/हेतु), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• पुण्येन: by merit
• पुण्येन: Hetu/Karaṇa (Cause/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण/हेतु), एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• महता: great
• महता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental singular); ‘पुण्येन’ इति विशेषण

• त्रिकालज्ञः: knower of the three times
• त्रिकालज्ञः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (√ज्ञा, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘त्रिषु कालेषु ज्ञः’

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भामिनि: O lovely/bright one
• भामिनि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Rājā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhāminī (addressed directly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night at a Śiva temple: rows of oil lamps blaze along the courtyard and doorway; devotees perform caturdaśī pūjā; the narrator watches, eyes reflecting flame-light, suggesting awakening of trikāla-jñāna.

Characters & Entities

• caturdaśī-pūjā
• dīpamālā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even darśana—simply witnessing sacred worship and lamp offerings—can generate profound merit and heightened spiritual insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A temple setting with caturdaśī worship and lamp garlands is implied; the specific location is not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Caturdaśī-pūjā and the lighting/display of dīpamālā (rows of lamps) are mentioned as devotional acts.