Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

प्रत्यहं रामनाथस्य महापूजामकारयत् । अकरोच्च धनुष्कोटौ प्रत्यहं भक्तिपूर्वकम्

Transliteration

pratyahaṃ rāmanāthasya mahāpūjāmakārayat | akarocca dhanuṣkoṭau pratyahaṃ bhaktipūrvakam

Translation

Chaque jour, il faisait accomplir une grande pūjā à Rāmanātha ; et, à Dhanuṣkoṭi aussi, chaque jour, il accomplissait avec respect des actes de dévotion.

Word by Word

• प्रत्यहम्: every day
• प्रत्यहम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + अहन् (अव्यय; प्रत्यहम्)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time: ‘every day’)

• रामनाथस्य: of Rāmanātha
• रामनाथस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामनाथ (प्रातिपदिक; राम + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• महापूजाम्: great worship
• महापूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापूजा (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पूजा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अकारयत्: (he) caused (it) to be performed
• अकारयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘caused to be done’)

• अकरोत्: (he) did, performed
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• धनुष्कोटौ: at Dhanuṣkoṭi (place)
• धनुष्कोटौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुष्कोटि (प्रातिपदिक; धनुष् + कोटि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• प्रत्यहम्: every day
• प्रत्यहम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + अहन् (अव्यय; प्रत्यहम्)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• भक्तिपूर्वकम्: with devotion
• भक्तिपूर्वकम्: Hetu/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्तिपूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक; भक्ति + पूर्वक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb: ‘devoutly’)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi (within Setu-kṣetra)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Morning mahāpūjā at Rāmanātha with abundant flowers, lamps, and offerings; later the devotee journeys to Dhanuṣkoṭi’s windswept shore, offering salutations toward the sea and Setu line.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmanātha
• Dhanuṣkoṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistency in worship—daily, heartfelt, and at sacred points—deepens bhakti and sanctifies one’s life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmanātha and Dhanuṣkoṭi within the Setu sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pratyaha (daily) mahāpūjā to Rāmanātha and daily devotional observances at Dhanuṣkoṭi.