Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

त्रिकालं पूजयन्यस्तु श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा । संवत्सरं वसेत्सोऽपि शिवलोके महीयते

Transliteration

trikālaṃ pūjayanyastu śraddhāpūtena cetasā | saṃvatsaraṃ vasetso'pi śivaloke mahīyate

Translation

Mais quiconque y rend un culte aux trois moments du jour, l’esprit purifié par la foi, et y demeure une année—celui-là aussi est honoré dans le monde de Śiva.

Word by Word

• trikālam: three times a day
• trikālam: Karman (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (त्रयः कालाः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — कालपरिमाणे

• pūjayan: worshipping
• pūjayan: Karta (Agent-participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘पूजयन्’ = worshipping

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — but/indeed (emphasis)

• śraddhāpūtena: purified by faith
• śraddhāpūtena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā + pūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रद्धया पूतेन), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — विशेषण (cetasā)

• cetasā: with (his) mind
• cetasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• saṃvatsaram: for a year
• saṃvatsaram: Karman (Extent/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — कालपरिमाणे

• vaset: should dwell
• vaset: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — also/even

• śivaloke: in Śiva’s world
• śivaloke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य लोकः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• mahīyate: is honored
• mahīyate: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mah (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग: ‘is honored/glorified’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs worship three times: morning with rising light, noon with bright lamps and offerings, evening with deepening shadows and ārati; calendar/seasonal cycle implied across a year; Śiva’s world symbolized by a luminous ascent.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, faith-filled daily worship and committed residence at a sacred place elevate the devotee toward Śiva’s realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks of the same holy precinct described in Adhyāya 82; the specific tīrtha name is not present in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Trikāla-pūjā (worship three times daily) and saṃvatsara-vāsa (dwelling for one year) at the sacred site.