Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

पंचरात्रव्रतरतो यो ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणः । प्रकरिष्यति ते पूजां फलपुष्पैर्यथोदितैः

Transliteration

paṃcarātravratarato yo brahmacaryaparāyaṇaḥ | prakariṣyati te pūjāṃ phalapuṣpairyathoditaiḥ

Translation

Wer dem Gelübde des Pañcarātra ergeben ist und im Brahmacarya standhaft bleibt, wird deine Verehrung mit Früchten und Blumen vollziehen, wie es vorgeschrieben ist.

Word by Word

• पञ्चरात्र-व्रत-रतः: devoted to the Pañcarātra vow
• पञ्चरात्र-व्रत-रतः: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चरात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (yaḥ)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मचर्य-परायणः: dedicated to celibacy
• ब्रह्मचर्य-परायणः: Karta (कर्ता) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (yaḥ)

• प्रकरिष्यति: will perform
• प्रकरिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + प्र-उपसर्ग → प्रकर् (धातु-प्रयोग)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: your
• ते: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘your’

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• फल-पुष्पैः: with fruits and flowers
• फल-पुष्पैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; साधनवाचक

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक)

• उदितैः: as stated; prescribed
• उदितैः: Karana (करण) — qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वद्/√उद्? here ‘said/declared’ from √वद् with ud-? conventional ‘udita’ = ‘stated’)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (phalapuṣpaiḥ)

Speaker

Unclear from excerpt (ritual authority speaking; context continues addressing Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A restrained ascetic-devotee, hair tied, wearing simple cloth, offers fruits and flowers before the consecrated emblem/shrine; the scene emphasizes purity, minimalism, and focused devotion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vows and self-restraint (brahmacarya) empower worship, making offerings ritually and morally effective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named site is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of a five-night (pañcarātra) vow with brahmacarya and performance of pūjā using prescribed fruits and flowers.