Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

त्रिकालं पूजयामास देवीः कर्मसमाधिभिः । नित्यं पुष्पैश्च धूपैश्च उपहारैः पृथग्विधैः

Transliteration

trikālaṃ pūjayāmāsa devīḥ karmasamādhibhiḥ | nityaṃ puṣpaiśca dhūpaiśca upahāraiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ

Translation

Tiga kali sehari ia memuja para Dewi dengan ketekunan samādhi dalam laku ritual. Setiap hari ia mempersembahkan bunga, dupa, serta aneka upahāra suci.

Word by Word

• त्रिकालम्: at the three times (daily)
• त्रिकालम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-काल (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः कालाः)

• पूजयामास: worshipped
• पूजयामास: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• देवीः: the goddesses
• देवीः: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कर्मसमाधिभिः: with ritual concentrations/observances
• कर्मसमाधिभिः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म-समाधि (प्रातिपदिक; कर्म + समाधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कर्मणः समाधयः/कर्मसमाधयः)

• नित्यम्: always/daily
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: always/daily)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• धूपैः: with incense
• धूपैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उपहारैः: with offerings/gifts
• उपहारैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पृथग्विधैः: of different kinds
• पृथग्विधैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथग्-विध (प्रातिपदिक; पृथग् + विध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (‘पृथग्विधाः’ = various kinds); ‘उपहारैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dagdhasthalī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Suhṛdaya in his hermitage performs Devī worship three times daily: arranging flowers, lighting incense, presenting varied offerings with steady, meditative posture; a Devī presence is suggested by a shrine or yantra and a gentle radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Devīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, time-bound worship with inner focus transforms devotion into living dharma and draws divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The site is not named in this verse; the worship occurs in the chapter’s locale connected with Dagdhasthalī/Guptakṣetra context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Trikāla-pūjā (worship thrice daily) with flowers (puṣpa), incense (dhūpa), and varied offerings (upahāra).