Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

उपोषितः शुचिर्भूत्वा सोमवारे जितेंद्रियः । वैदिकैर्लौकिकैर्वापि विधिवत्पूजयेच्छिवम्

Transliteration

upoṣitaḥ śucirbhūtvā somavāre jiteṃdriyaḥ | vaidikairlaukikairvāpi vidhivatpūjayecchivam

Translation

Après avoir jeûné, devenu pur et maître des sens le lundi, qu’on adore Śiva selon la règle, par des rites védiques ou par des observances traditionnelles (laukika).

Word by Word

• उपोषितः: having fasted
• उपोषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-√वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि-भावे (PPP; Masculine, Nominative singular; 'having fasted')

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; adjective)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having become)

• सोमवारे: on Monday
• सोमवारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम-वार (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + वार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative singular)

• जितेन्द्रियः: self-controlled
• जितेन्द्रियः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; जित + इन्द्रिय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—यस्य इन्द्रियाणि जितानि सः (Masculine, Nominative singular; bahuvrihi: 'one whose senses are conquered')

• वैदिकैः: with Vedic (rites)
• वैदिकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Instrumental plural; qualifying विधिभिः understood)

• लौकिकैः: with worldly (rites)
• लौकिकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Instrumental plural)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (indeclinable disjunctive: or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अवधानार्थक (indeclinable: also/even)

• विधिवत्: properly, as prescribed
• विधिवत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: according to rule)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, 3rd person singular; 'should worship')

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somavāra-Śiva-vrata / Somavāra-arcana

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee on Monday after bathing, calm and restrained, prepares a pūjā tray; a priest demonstrates Vedic mantra-arcana while another devotee performs simple laukika offerings—both before the same Śiva-liṅga, showing inclusivity under ‘vidhivat’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Somavāra (Monday)
• Vaidika (Vedic rites)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Discipline—fasting, purity, and sense-control—strengthens devotion, making Monday worship of Śiva especially fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular holy site is mentioned; the verse glorifies a vrata and proper worship-method rather than a geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Monday: observe fasting (upavāsa), maintain purity, restrain the senses, and worship Śiva properly using either Vedic or customary rites.