Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

पुराणोक्तविधानेन पूजां समुपचक्रमे । पूजाचतुष्टयं देवि शिवरात्र्यां निगद्यते

Transliteration

purāṇoktavidhānena pūjāṃ samupacakrame | pūjācatuṣṭayaṃ devi śivarātryāṃ nigadyate

Translation

Il commença le culte selon le rite enseigné dans les Purāṇa. Ô Déesse, lors de Śivarātri, une adoration en quatre volets est prescrite.

Word by Word

• purāṇokta-vidhānena: by the procedure stated in the Purāṇas
• purāṇokta-vidhānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (कृदन्त) + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पुराणे उक्तं विधानम्)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• samupacakrame: began/undertook
• samupacakrame: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-upa-kram (धाातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

• pūjā-catuṣṭayam: the set of four worships
• pūjā-catuṣṭayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + catuṣṭaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पूजानां चतुष्टयम्)

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचनम्

• śivarātryām: on Śivarātri night
• śivarātryām: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य रात्रिः)

• nigadyate: is stated/declared
• nigadyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-gad (धाातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (addressing Devī in the narrative frame; contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual manual-like moment: the devotee begins pūjā exactly as taught in Purāṇas; the night is divided into four watches, each with its own worship sequence.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śivarātri
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes disciplined through śāstra-guided ritual—Śivarātri worship is to be performed in an ordered way.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa’s Śiva sacred setting, where Śivarātri observance is integrated into tīrtha practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A “fourfold” worship (pūjā-catuṣṭaya) is prescribed for Śivarātri.