Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सा दृष्ट्वा सर्वमाश्चर्यं शिवपूजामहोदयम् । प्रणिपत्य स्वशिबिरं पुनरेवाभ्यपद्यत

Transliteration

sā dṛṣṭvā sarvamāścaryaṃ śivapūjāmahodayam | praṇipatya svaśibiraṃ punarevābhyapadyata

Translation

Als sie all dieses Wunderbare sah—die große Erhabenheit der Śiva-Verehrung—warf sie sich nieder und kehrte wieder in ihr eigenes Lager zurück.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आश्चर्यम्: wonder
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āścarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवपूजामहोदयम्: the great occasion/result of Śiva-worship
• शिवपूजामहोदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + pūjā + mahodaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे नपुंसकं), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (शिवस्य पूजायाः महोदयं)

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated
• प्रणिपत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇi-pat (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bowed down)

• स्वशिबिरम्: her own camp
• स्वशिबिरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + śibira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (स्वस्य शिबिरम्)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• अभ्यपद्यत: returned/approached
• अभ्यपद्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√pad (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The woman, having witnessed the splendid Śiva-worship, folds her hands and bows fully, then turns back toward her modest shelter, the child still in her arms.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Widowed woman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (reverent witnessing) followed by praṇipāta (prostration) is presented as the natural devotional response to sacred worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named site appears in this verse; the emphasis is on the transformative impact of Śiva-pūjā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇipāta (bowing/prostration) is explicitly mentioned as an act of reverence.