Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सर्वाः संपूजयिष्यामः सर्वकृत्येषु सादरम् । एतां चं तावकीं शक्तिं सदा सुरवरोत्तम । विशेषात्पूजयिष्यामः षष्ठ्यां श्रद्धासमन्विताः

Transliteration

sarvāḥ saṃpūjayiṣyāmaḥ sarvakṛtyeṣu sādaram | etāṃ caṃ tāvakīṃ śaktiṃ sadā suravarottama | viśeṣātpūjayiṣyāmaḥ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ śraddhāsamanvitāḥ

Translation

„Wir werden sie alle in jedem Ritus ehrfürchtig und ordnungsgemäß verehren. Und diese deine Śakti (Speer-Kraft), o Erhabenster unter den Göttern, werden wir am sechsten Tag (Ṣaṣṭhī) in besonderer Weise anbeten, von Glauben erfüllt.“

Word by Word

• sarvāḥ: all (of them)
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (devatāḥ implied)

• saṃpūjayiṣyāmaḥ: we will worship fully
• saṃpūjayiṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ+√pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• sarvakṛtyeṣu: in all rites/duties
• sarvakṛtyeṣu: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (कृत्य), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वाणि कृत्यानि)

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपम्; क्रियाविशेषण (with respect)

• etām: this
• etām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śaktim)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• tāvakīm: your
• tāvakīm: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāvakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śaktim)

• śaktim: power; Śakti
• śaktim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Sambandha (Temporal/कालसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (always)

• suravarottama: O best of the excellent gods
• suravarottama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + vara + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुरेषु वरः, तेषु उत्तमः)

• viśeṣāt: especially
• viśeṣāt: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययभावः; क्रियाविशेषण (especially)

• pūjayiṣyāmaḥ: we will worship
• pūjayiṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• ṣaṣṭhyām: on the sixth (lunar day)
• ṣaṣṭhyām: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭhī (प्रातिपदिक; तिथि/दिननाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative)

• śraddhāsamanvitāḥ: endowed with faith
• śraddhāsamanvitāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā + samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; sam+anu+√i)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रद्धया समन्विताः)

Speaker

Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Skandapura / Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple rite in progress: devotees worship Skanda and all deities, but on Ṣaṣṭhī they place special offerings to Skanda’s Śakti—depicted as the spear/vel on a pedestal—amid lamps, incense, and chanting.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Śakti (Skanda’s spear/divine power)
• Ṣaṣṭhī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful, scheduled worship—especially on sacred lunar days—intensifies devotion and anchors a tīrtha’s living tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Skandapura/Camatkārapura, where Skanda’s Śakti receives special veneration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform reverential worship in all rites, with special Śakti-pūjā on Ṣaṣṭhī (the sixth lunar day), done with śraddhā.