Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

एतां संपूजयेन्मर्त्यः पीठमेतत्ततः परम् । पूजयिष्यति तस्येष्टा सिद्धिरेवं भविष्यति

Transliteration

etāṃ saṃpūjayenmartyaḥ pīṭhametattataḥ param | pūjayiṣyati tasyeṣṭā siddhirevaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

Der Sterbliche soll sie gebührend verehren und danach dieses Pīṭha als die höhere Stütze verehren. Dem Verehrer wird so die ersehnte Vollendung zuteil.

Word by Word

• एताम्: this (her/this one)
• एताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (fem. acc. sg.)

• संपूजयेत्: should worship fully
• संपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg. opt.)

• मर्त्यः: a mortal (man)
• मर्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• पीठम्: the sacred seat/altar
• पीठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (neut. acc. sg.)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thereafter/then)

• परम्: supreme; exceedingly
• परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (neut. acc. sg., used adverbially: 'supremely')

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg. fut.)

• तस्य: of him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• इष्टा: desired (boon/result)
• इष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/इच्छ् से निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• सिद्धिः: success; attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

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

• भविष्यति: will be; will happen
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg. fut.)

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs formal worship to a radiant Yoginī/Devī, then offers flowers, incense, and lamps to her ornate pedestal (pīṭha) as the sanctified support; the sanctum glows with oil lamps and red-gold textiles.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Phalavatī Yoginī (implied)
• pīṭha
• siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred power is approached through proper order and reverence—honoring the deity and the sanctified seat that anchors the presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pedestal (pīṭha) itself is central to the glorification, but the excerpt does not supply the tīrtha’s formal name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform complete worship of the Yoginī, and then worship the pīṭha; the promised result is iṣṭa-siddhi (desired attainment).