Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

विष्णुपूजा प्रयत्नेन कर्तव्या श्रद्धयात्र वै । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा विष्णुलोके महीयते

Transliteration

viṣṇupūjā prayatnena kartavyā śraddhayātra vai | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇuloke mahīyate

Translation

Hier soll die Verehrung Viṣṇus mit ernstem Bemühen und mit Glauben vollzogen werden. Von allen Sünden gereinigt, wird die Seele in der Welt Viṣṇus geehrt.

Word by Word

• विष्णुपूजा: worship of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुपूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः पूजा)

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कर्तव्या: should be performed
• कर्तव्या: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कर्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: should be done)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: one whose soul is purified of all sins
• सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (सर्वपापैः विशुद्धः आत्मा यस्य)

• विष्णुलोके: in Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored / is glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honored/glorified)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (Viṣṇu-pūjā-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a sanctum, a devotee offers tulasī and flowers to Viṣṇu/Rāma; priest waves ārati; the devotee’s posture shows earnest effort; a subtle celestial pathway suggests ascent to Viṣṇu-loka after purification.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇuloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti expressed as careful, faithful worship purifies the devotee and leads to divine proximity (Viṣṇuloka).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā as a Vaiṣṇava sacred landscape where Viṣṇu worship is especially fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Viṣṇu-pūjā with effort (prayatna) and faith (śraddhā).