Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तथा पूजां करिष्यामः श्रद्धया परया युताः । अस्माकं पुत्रपौत्रा ये भविष्यंति तथा परे । वंशजास्ते करिष्यंति पूजामस्य सुभक्तितः

Transliteration

tathā pūjāṃ kariṣyāmaḥ śraddhayā parayā yutāḥ | asmākaṃ putrapautrā ye bhaviṣyaṃti tathā pare | vaṃśajāste kariṣyaṃti pūjāmasya subhaktitaḥ

Translation

Et nous accomplirons son culte, unis à la foi la plus haute. Nos fils et nos petits-fils à venir, ainsi que les autres descendants de notre lignée, accompliront eux aussi le culte de ce Seigneur avec une dévotion de bon augure.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थे (adverb: ‘thus/in that manner’)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• करिष्यामः: we shall perform
• करिष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी (we will do)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• परया: supreme, great
• परया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with ‘श्रद्धया’)

• युताः: endowed (with)
• युताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj ‘युज्’/युजिर् योगे)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with implied ‘वयम्’)

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• पुत्रपौत्राः: sons and grandsons
• पुत्रपौत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pautra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Relative pronoun: Nominative plural)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी (they will be)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थे (adverb: ‘likewise’)

• परे: others (also)
• परे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural; ‘others’)

• वंशजाः: descendants
• वंशजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃśaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Demonstrative pronoun: Nominative plural)

• करिष्यन्ति: will perform
• करिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी (they will do)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• अस्य: of him/this (deity)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular: ‘of this/of him’)

• सुभक्तितः: out of good devotion
• सुभक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद: ‘सु’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Ablative singular used adverbially: ‘from/through good devotion’)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naleśvara (within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king and his retinue vow before brāhmaṇas to worship Śiva with supreme faith, envisioning sons and grandsons continuing the same pūjā at the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Descendants (putra-pautra, vaṁśaja)
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is sustained through lineage and community continuity—faithful worship becomes a living tradition across generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Śiva-kṣetra (Naleśvara/Hāṭakeśvara context) whose worship is pledged for the future.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ongoing pūjā performed with parā-śraddhā (supreme faith) and su-bhakti (devoted reverence).