Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

अतोऽहमर्चयामीशं चतुर्दश्यां जगद्गुरुम् । त्वमपि श्रद्धया भद्रे भज देवं पिनाकिनम्

Transliteration

ato'hamarcayāmīśaṃ caturdaśyāṃ jagadgurum | tvamapi śraddhayā bhadre bhaja devaṃ pinākinam

Translation

C’est pourquoi j’adore le Seigneur, le Guru du monde, au quatorzième jour lunaire. Toi aussi, ô noble dame, avec foi, rends un culte au Dieu Pinākin (Śiva).

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore, hence
• ataḥ: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), उपपद/निपात (particle/adverbial)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थे; प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• arcayāmi: I worship
• arcayāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (अर्च् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• īśam: the Lord
• īśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (ईश प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd case/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth lunar day
• caturdaśyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (चतुर्दशी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (7th case/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• jagadgurum: the teacher of the world
• jagadgurum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + guru (जगत् + गुरु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), मध्यमपुरुषार्थे; प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (particle)

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (श्रद्धा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd case/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (भद्रा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhaja: worship, adore
• bhaja: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (भज् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• pinākinam: the bearer of the bow Pināka (Śiva)
• pinākinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pinākin (पिनाकिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) देवं प्रति

Speaker

Rājā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king performs Śiva-arcana on caturdaśī, instructing the queen to worship Pinākin with śraddhā; Śiva as Jagadguru is implied, serene and beneficent.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa
• Jagadguru
• Pinākin (Śiva)
• caturdaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful worship of Śiva, especially on caturdaśī, is upheld as a direct path to merit and inner uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises Śiva worship in general (likely temple-based); no named tīrtha is specified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (worship) of Śiva on caturdaśī is explicitly prescribed, emphasizing śraddhā (faith).