Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

जपैः प्रदक्षिणाभिश्च नमस्कारैर्मुदायुतैः । परिचारकसंतोषैः कृत्वेति परिपूजनम्

Transliteration

japaiḥ pradakṣiṇābhiśca namaskārairmudāyutaiḥ | paricārakasaṃtoṣaiḥ kṛtveti paripūjanam

Translation

Mit Japa (Mantra-Rezitation), mit Pradakṣiṇā (Umwandlungen), mit freudigen Niederwerfungen, und indem man die Diener zufriedenstellt (durch rechten Dienst und Gaben)—so wird die vollkommene Verehrung vollendet.

Word by Word

• जपैः: by/with recitations (japa)
• जपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• प्रदक्षिणाभिः: by circumambulations
• प्रदक्षिणाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नमस्कारैः: by salutations/prostrations
• नमस्कारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• मुदा-आयुतैः: accompanied by joy
• मुदा-आयुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (नमस्कारैः इत्यस्य) — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; adjective qualifying ‘namaskāraiḥ’

• परिचारक-संतोषैः: by pleasing/satisfying the attendants
• परिचारक-संतोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिचारक (प्रातिपदिक) + संतोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भावकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया — Absolutive (having done)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय (quotative/iti)

• परिपूजनम्: (this is) complete worship
• परिपूजनम्: Karta/Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिपूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī completes worship: softly reciting mantras, circling the shrine, offering full prostrations with a serene smile, and respectfully giving offerings to temple attendants who assist in ritual order.

Characters & Entities

• Pradakṣiṇā
• Japa
• Namaskāra
• Paricāraka (temple attendants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True pūjā includes conduct and service: mantra, reverent movement, heartfelt humility, and respectful treatment of those serving the shrine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse pertains to the worship protocol at a Śiva shrine in Kāśī within this chapter’s expiation-oriented pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform japa, pradakṣiṇā, and namaskāra, and ensure the satisfaction of temple attendants/servitors as part of completing worship.