Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

एताभ्यामपि बालाभ्यामेवं पूजा विधीयताम् । अतः संवत्सरादेव परां सिद्धिमवाप्स्यथ

Transliteration

etābhyāmapi bālābhyāmevaṃ pūjā vidhīyatām | ataḥ saṃvatsarādeva parāṃ siddhimavāpsyatha

Translation

Que ce culte soit accompli ainsi, même par ces deux jeunes enfants ; et par cela, en l’espace d’une année, vous atteindrez la siddhi suprême.

Word by Word

• एताभ्याम्: by these two
• एताभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (बालाभ्याम् इति)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अपि-कार (even/also)

• बालाभ्याम्: by the two boys/children
• बालाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), द्विवचन

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• विधीयताम्: let it be performed
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (let it be done)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Cause/Result/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• संवत्सरात्: from (within) a year
• संवत्सरात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (just/indeed)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सिद्धिम् इति)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यथ: you (pl.) will obtain
• अवाप्स्यथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit; indicates listeners include two youths/children)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pradoṣa Śiva-pūjā (as continued context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two young devotees (bāla) guided by an elder perform simple Śiva-pūjā: offering flowers/bilva, lighting a lamp; a calendar-like motif hints at ‘one year’ of steady practice culminating in a radiant blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)
• Pradoṣa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual attainment is accessible: even the young can follow dharmic worship and gain swift, elevated results through sincerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the promise is tied to correct performance of Pradoṣa Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the prescribed Śiva-pūjā in the stated manner (context: Pradoṣa), with the assurance of siddhi within a year.