Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

एवं पूजयतोर्देवं द्विजराजकुमारयोः । सुखेनैव व्यतीयाय तयोर्मासचतुष्टयम्

Transliteration

evaṃ pūjayatordevaṃ dvijarājakumārayoḥ | sukhenaiva vyatīyāya tayormāsacatuṣṭayam

Translation

Während der Sohn des Brahmanen und der Prinz so den Herrn verehrten, vergingen für sie vier Monate in Leichtigkeit und Wohlergehen.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• पूजयतोः: of the two who were worshipping
• पूजयतोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु) → पूजयत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle); षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; ‘पूजयतोः’ = ‘of the two worshipping’

• देवम्: the deity (Śiva)
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• द्विजराजकुमारयोः: of the two sons of the king of Brahmins (i.e., eminent Brahmin’s sons)
• द्विजराजकुमारयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + राज + कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; समासः (द्विजानां राजा = द्विजराजः; तस्य कुमारौ) तत्पुरुष-परम्परा

• सुखेन: with ease/comfortably
• सुखेन: Karana (Manner-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• व्यतीयाय: passed/elasped
• व्यतीयाय: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अति-√इ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तयोः: of them (the two)
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• मासचतुष्टयम्: a set of four months
• मासचतुष्टयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास + चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चतुष्टयं मासानाम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like sense: repeated evening worship scenes across months; the boys calm, healthy, and content, with the shrine lamp recurring as a symbol of continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (deva implied)
• brāhmaṇa boy
• prince
• four months

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persevering devotion brings steadiness and relief—time itself becomes благоприятный when anchored in worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuation of regular worship (pūjā) over an extended period; no additional rite is specified here.