Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

अतः प्रदोषे शिव एक एव पूज्योऽथ नान्ये हरिपद्मजाद्याः । तस्मिन्महेशे विधिनेज्यमाने सर्वे प्रसीदंति सुराधिनाथाः

Transliteration

ataḥ pradoṣe śiva eka eva pūjyo'tha nānye haripadmajādyāḥ | tasminmaheśe vidhinejyamāne sarve prasīdaṃti surādhināthāḥ

Translation

Darum ist zur Pradoṣa-Zeit allein Śiva zu verehren — nicht andere wie Hari (Viṣṇu), Padmaja (Brahmā) und die übrigen. Wenn jener Maheśa nach der Vorschrift verehrt wird, werden alle Herren der Götter gnädig.

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from that reason)

• pradoṣe: at pradoṣa time (evening twilight)
• pradoṣe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradoṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन

• ekaḥ: one, alone
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• eva: indeed, only
• eva: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• pūjyaḥ: worthy to be worshipped
• pūjyaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृतान्त (भाव्य/योग्यतार्थक), पूज्य (to be worshipped); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• atha: then; and
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक (then/and)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'others' (implied deities)

• hari-padmaja-ādyāḥ: Hari, Padmaja (Brahmā), and others
• hari-padmaja-ādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + padmaja (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (copulative) + 'आदि' (etc.); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tasmin: in him / in that (one)
• tasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• maheśe: in Maheśa (Śiva)
• maheśe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vidhinā: by the prescribed rule/rite
• vidhinā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• ijyamāne: being worshipped
• ijyamāne: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ij (धातु) + yamāna (कृत्-प्रत्यय; कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त)
• Form: कृतान्त, कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (passive present participle) 'being worshipped'; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'maheśe' इति विशेषण

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• prasīdanti: become pleased
• prasīdanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√sad (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• sura-adhi-nāthāḥ: the overlords of the gods
• sura-adhi-nāthāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + adhi (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध) 'सुराणाम् अधिनाथाः' (lords over the gods); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Śāṇḍilya (deduced from immediate narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pradoṣa-kāla (temporal sacred observance)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa woman / household context implied by surrounding verses

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Twilight (pradoṣa) worship: a devotee before a Śiva-liṅga, lamps lit, bilva leaves and water offerings; subtle presence of other devatās in the background signifying their satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu (Hari)
• Brahmā (Padmaja)
• Devas (Sura)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At Pradoṣa, single-minded devotion to Śiva brings harmony and divine favor, even from all the devas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it praises the sacred timing of Pradoṣa and Śiva’s supremacy in that observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Śiva alone at Pradoṣa, and perform the worship 'vidhinā'—according to the proper ritual rule.