Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

सौभाग्यविजयारोग्यधर्मैश्वर्याभिवृद्धये । स्वर्गापवर्गसिद्ध्यर्थं करिष्ये शिवपूजनम्

Transliteration

saubhāgyavijayārogyadharmaiśvaryābhivṛddhaye | svargāpavargasiddhyarthaṃ kariṣye śivapūjanam

Translation

福徳・勝利・健康・ダルマ・繁栄の増大のため、また天界と解脱の成就のために、我はシヴァの供養礼拝を行う。

Word by Word

• सौभाग्यविजयारोग्यधर्मैश्वर्याभिवृद्धये: for the increase of good fortune, victory, health, dharma, and prosperity
• सौभाग्यविजयारोग्यधर्मैश्वर्याभिवृद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य-विजय-आरोग्य-धर्म-ऐश्वर्य-अभिवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; बहुपद-समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन; Dative singular ‘for the increase of …’

• स्वर्गापवर्गसिद्ध्यर्थम्: for the attainment of heaven and liberation
• स्वर्गापवर्गसिद्ध्यर्थम्: Hetu/Purpose (Reason/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-अपवर्ग-सिद्धि-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/प्रयोजन), एकवचन; Accusative singular used adverbially ‘for the sake of’

• करिष्ये: I will perform
• करिष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), आत्मनेपदी, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; Future 1st sg ‘I shall do’

• शिवपूजनम्: the worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवपूजन (प्रातिपदिक; शिव + पूजन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

The worshipper (saṅkalpa-vākya within the ritual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotee offers flowers and lamp to Śiva-liṅga while envisioning blessings: a haloed Śiva presence, symbols of health and victory (herbs, banner), prosperity (kalasha), and liberation (light rising upward).

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva worship is portrayed as supporting both dharmic worldly flourishing and the highest goal of liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced; the verse states general fruits (phala) of Śiva pūjanam.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The saṅkalpa lists intended fruits—fortune, victory, health, dharma, prosperity, heaven, and mokṣa—as the purpose of performing Śiva worship.