Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

पूजितश्च स्तुतो ध्यातः सर्वदुःखविनाशकः

Transliteration

pūjitaśca stuto dhyātaḥ sarvaduḥkhavināśakaḥ

Translation

Bila Ia dipuja, dipuji, dan direnungkan, Ia menjadi pemusnah segala duka.

Word by Word

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (देवः इति अध्याहृतस्य) विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• ध्यातः: meditated upon
• ध्यातः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्वदुःखविनाशकः: destroyer of all sorrows
• सर्वदुःखविनाशकः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (देवः इति) विशेषणम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां दुःखानां विनाशकः

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahma–Nārada dialogue (deduced from adhyāya colophon context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs pūjā, then sings stuti, then meditates under the sacred tree/shrine; dark clouds of sorrow lift, replaced by a calm luminous aura around the worshipper and the grove.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied by context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through worship, praise, and meditation transforms grief into peace by divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

It belongs to the Tīrthamāhātmya stream praising Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship), stuti (hymn/praise), and dhyāna (meditation).