Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

त्रिकालं पूजयामास देवीः कर्मसमाधिभिः । नित्यं पुष्पैश्च धूपैश्च उपहारैः पृथग्विधैः

Transliteration

trikālaṃ pūjayāmāsa devīḥ karmasamādhibhiḥ | nityaṃ puṣpaiśca dhūpaiśca upahāraiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ

Translation

Dreimal am Tage verehrte er die Göttinnen mit ritueller Zucht und samādhi-gleicher Sammlung; täglich brachte er Blumen, Weihrauch und vielerlei heilige Gaben dar.

Word by Word

• त्रिकालम्: at the three times (daily)
• त्रिकालम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-काल (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः कालाः)

• पूजयामास: worshipped
• पूजयामास: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• देवीः: the goddesses
• देवीः: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कर्मसमाधिभिः: with ritual concentrations/observances
• कर्मसमाधिभिः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म-समाधि (प्रातिपदिक; कर्म + समाधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कर्मणः समाधयः/कर्मसमाधयः)

• नित्यम्: always/daily
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: always/daily)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उपहारैः: with offerings/gifts
• उपहारैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पृथग्विधैः: of different kinds
• पृथग्विधैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथग्-विध (प्रातिपदिक; पृथग् + विध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (‘पृथग्विधाः’ = various kinds); ‘उपहारैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dagdhasthalī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Suhṛdaya in his hermitage performs Devī worship three times daily: arranging flowers, lighting incense, presenting varied offerings with steady, meditative posture; a Devī presence is suggested by a shrine or yantra and a gentle radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Devīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, time-bound worship with inner focus transforms devotion into living dharma and draws divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The site is not named in this verse; the worship occurs in the chapter’s locale connected with Dagdhasthalī/Guptakṣetra context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Trikāla-pūjā (worship thrice daily) with flowers (puṣpa), incense (dhūpa), and varied offerings (upahāra).