Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

अन्येऽपि ये जनास्तच्च पूजयंति प्रभक्तितः । चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्यां ते प्रयांतु त्रिविष्टपम्

Transliteration

anye'pi ye janāstacca pūjayaṃti prabhaktitaḥ | caitraśuklacaturdaśyāṃ te prayāṃtu triviṣṭapam

Translation

«Et que d’autres encore, ceux qui Le vénèrent avec une profonde bhakti le quatorzième jour lunaire de la quinzaine claire de Caitra, s’en aillent vers Triviṣṭapa (le ciel).»

Word by Word

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• janāḥ: people
• janāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• tat: that (liṅga/thing)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• pūjayanti: worship
• pūjayanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• prabhaktitaḥ: out of great devotion
• prabhaktitaḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• caitra-śukla-caturdaśyām: on the bright fourteenth (tithi) of Caitra
• caitra-śukla-caturdaśyām: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitra (प्रातिपदिक) + śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (time-locative)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• prayāntu: may (they) go/attain
• prayāntu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• triviṣṭapam: heaven (Triviṣṭapa)
• triviṣṭapam: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triviṣṭapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म (goal)

Speaker

Gautama (continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara (implied object of worship)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (contextual) king/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees gather on Caitra śukla caturdaśī, offering lamps, bilva, and water to the liṅga; celestial beings above indicate Triviṣṭapa as the promised destination.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara
• Caitra
• Śukla Caturdaśī
• Triviṣṭapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship performed at a sanctified time (tithi) is praised as a direct path to elevated posthumous states.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara Liṅga-tīrtha, whose worship is linked with heavenly attainment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Hāṭakeśvara on Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī (bright fortnight 14th) with intense devotion.