Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तथा पूजां करिष्यामः श्रद्धया परया युताः । अस्माकं पुत्रपौत्रा ये भविष्यंति तथा परे । वंशजास्ते करिष्यंति पूजामस्य सुभक्तितः

Transliteration

tathā pūjāṃ kariṣyāmaḥ śraddhayā parayā yutāḥ | asmākaṃ putrapautrā ye bhaviṣyaṃti tathā pare | vaṃśajāste kariṣyaṃti pūjāmasya subhaktitaḥ

Translation

Und wir werden seine Verehrung vollziehen, erfüllt von höchster Glaubenskraft. Unsere Söhne und Enkel, die künftig sein werden, und auch die übrigen Nachkommen unseres Geschlechts, werden ebenfalls diesen Herrn mit glückverheißender Hingabe verehren.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थे (adverb: ‘thus/in that manner’)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• करिष्यामः: we shall perform
• करिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी (we will do)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• परया: supreme, great
• परया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with ‘श्रद्धया’)

• युताः: endowed (with)
• युताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj ‘युज्’/युजिर् योगे)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with implied ‘वयम्’)

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• पुत्रपौत्राः: sons and grandsons
• पुत्रपौत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pautra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Relative pronoun: Nominative plural)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी (they will be)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थे (adverb: ‘likewise’)

• परे: others (also)
• परे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural; ‘others’)

• वंशजाः: descendants
• वंशजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃśaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Demonstrative pronoun: Nominative plural)

• करिष्यन्ति: will perform
• करिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी (they will do)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• अस्य: of him/this (deity)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular: ‘of this/of him’)

• सुभक्तितः: out of good devotion
• सुभक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद: ‘सु’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative singular used adverbially: ‘from/through good devotion’)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naleśvara (within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king and his retinue vow before brāhmaṇas to worship Śiva with supreme faith, envisioning sons and grandsons continuing the same pūjā at the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Descendants (putra-pautra, vaṁśaja)
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is sustained through lineage and community continuity—faithful worship becomes a living tradition across generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Śiva-kṣetra (Naleśvara/Hāṭakeśvara context) whose worship is pledged for the future.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ongoing pūjā performed with parā-śraddhā (supreme faith) and su-bhakti (devoted reverence).