Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 178

Devanagari script

पूजनीयः सदा भक्त्या सर्वापस्मारशांतिदः । उपातिष्ठत्ततः स्कंदं हिरण्यकवचस्रजम्

Transliteration

pūjanīyaḥ sadā bhaktyā sarvāpasmāraśāṃtidaḥ | upātiṣṭhattataḥ skaṃdaṃ hiraṇyakavacasrajam

Translation

Il doit être vénéré sans cesse avec dévotion, car il accorde l’apaisement de tout apasmāra (affliction, convulsion). Alors il se tint au service de Skanda, paré d’une cuirasse d’or et d’une guirlande d’or.

Word by Word

• पूजनीयः: worthy of worship
• पूजनीयः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pūj (धातु) → pūjanīya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (अनीयर्/तव्यत्-अर्थे), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्कन्दः/गणः)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतौ

• सर्वापस्मारशांतिदः: giver of relief from all epilepsy/convulsions
• सर्वापस्मारशांतिदः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + apasmāra + śānti + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सर्वस्य अपस्मारस्य शान्तिं ददाति), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• उपातिष्ठत्: stood near, attended
• उपातिष्ठत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्)

• स्कंदम्: Skanda
• स्कंदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skaṃda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• हिरण्यकवचस्रजम्: wearing a golden armor-garland
• हिरण्यकवचस्रजम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hiraṇya + kavaca + sraj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (हिरण्यस्य कवचस्य स्रक् यस्य/हिरण्यकवचस्रज), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (स्कन्दम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A worship-worthy guardian, radiant in golden armor and garland, stands in reverent attendance upon Skanda; the atmosphere is protective and healing, promising pacification of apasmāra.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Apasmāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship (bhakti) is presented as a dharmic means to calm afflictions and restore well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse emphasizes protective worship and service to Skanda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship with devotion (pūjā with bhakti) is prescribed for pacifying apasmāra-type afflictions.