Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
Devanagari script
पृथगेकैकशो भक्त्या पूजयेद्दिक्पतींश्च वै
Transliteration
pṛthagekaikaśo bhaktyā pūjayeddikpatīṃśca vai
Translation
Kemudian, dengan bhakti, secara terpisah satu demi satu, hendaknya ia juga memuja para Penguasa Arah (Dikpati).
Word by Word
pṛthakseparately
pṛthak:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpṛthak (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb: separately)
ekaikaśaḥone by one
ekaikaśaḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + śas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
Formशस्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (distributive adverb: one by one)
bhaktyāwith devotion
bhaktyā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम्; करणम्
pūjayetshould worship
pūjayet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√pūj (पूज्)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; विध्यर्थः (should worship)
dik-patīnthe lords of the directions
dik-patīn:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdik (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचनम्; कर्म
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)
Speaker
Sūta
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: After Śiva worship, the devotee turns to the eight directions, offering flowers to each guardian; the sanctum becomes a mandala with directional markers and lamps.
Characters & Entities
D
Dikpālas (implied)FAQs
Devotional worship is holistic—honoring cosmic order through the directional guardians alongside the main deity.
This is a procedural instruction within Adhyāya 154; the site name is not specified in the verse.
Worship of the Dikpatis/Dikpālas individually and devotionally is prescribed.