Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तथापि कुरुते शंभोः पूजां नित्यमतंद्रितः । चतुर्दश्यां विशेषेण पक्षयोः शुक्लकृष्णयोः

Transliteration

tathāpi kurute śaṃbhoḥ pūjāṃ nityamataṃdritaḥ | caturdaśyāṃ viśeṣeṇa pakṣayoḥ śuklakṛṣṇayoḥ

Translation

Yet even so, he performed the worship of Śambhu daily without negligence—especially on the fourteenth lunar day in both the bright and dark fortnights.

Word by Word

• तथा: even so
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/in that manner)

• अपि: yet
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), ‘even/also’

• कुरुते: performs
• कुरुते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; does/performs

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative), ‘always’

• अतन्द्रितः: untiring
• अतन्द्रितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘unwearied/untiring’

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (on the fourteenth lunar day)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental used adverbially (especially)

• पक्षयोः: of/in the two fortnights
• पक्षयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/Locative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Dual (of the two fortnights)

• शुक्लकृष्णयोः: (of) the bright and dark (fortnights)
• शुक्लकृष्णयोः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Dual agreeing with ‘पक्षयोः’

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caturdaśī (Śiva-kāla-mahātmya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined daily shrine scene: the king, despite his rough life, stands focused before a Śiva-liṅga; the moon’s fourteenth day is shown by a thin crescent/near-full motif in sky for both pakṣas, emphasizing caturdaśī.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Caturdaśī (14th lunar day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even an imperfect person is uplifted by steady worship; consistency in Śiva devotion is portrayed as a transformative force.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse glorifies time-based devotion (tithi observance) centered on Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya Śiva-pūjā is recommended, with special emphasis on caturdaśī (14th lunar day) in both śukla and kṛṣṇa pakṣa.