Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तत्रोपविश्य सुशुभे भक्तियुक्तः स्थिरासने । सम्यक्संपादिताशेष पूजोपकरणः शुचिः

Transliteration

tatropaviśya suśubhe bhaktiyuktaḥ sthirāsane | samyaksaṃpāditāśeṣa pūjopakaraṇaḥ śuciḥ

Translation

Dort sitze man auf einem schönen, festen Sitz, von Hingabe erfüllt, rein, und nachdem alle Geräte der Verehrung richtig bereitgestellt sind, sei man zum Vollzug bereit.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• upaviśya: having sat down
• upaviśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √viś (विश् प्रवेशने) + upa-
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having sat down’

• su-śubhe: on a very auspicious (seat)
• su-śubhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थिरासने इति विशेषणम् (सुशुभे स्थिरासने)

• bhakti-yuktaḥ: endowed with devotion
• bhakti-yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √yuj युजे, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: भक्त्या युक्तः)

• sthira-āsane: on a steady seat
• sthira-āsane: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (स्थिरम् आसनम्)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• saṃpādita-aśeṣa-pūjā-upakaraṇaḥ: one who has properly prepared all the requisites for worship
• saṃpādita-aśeṣa-pūjā-upakaraṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃpādita (कृदन्त, √pad पद् गतौ/सिद्धौ + sam-, णिच्, क्त) + aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + upakaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (बहुपद: पूजायाः उपकरणम्; अशेषं पूजोपकरणं; तत् संपादितम् यस्य सः)

• śuciḥ: pure, clean
• śuciḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Śāṇḍilya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee sits firmly on a neat āsana before the Śiva-liṅga; all ritual implements are laid out in orderly rows; the face shows focused devotion and calm readiness.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva pūjā (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion must be supported by steadiness and preparedness; order and purity help the mind remain fixed on Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the instruction concerns the devotee’s posture and preparedness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sit on a stable, auspicious seat with devotion, maintain purity, and keep all pūjā implements properly arranged.