Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

भूयोपि श्रोतुमिच्छामस्तदेव सुसमाहिताः । प्रदोषे भगवाञ्छंभुः पूजितस्तु महात्मभिः

Transliteration

bhūyopi śrotumicchāmastadeva susamāhitāḥ | pradoṣe bhagavāñchaṃbhuḥ pūjitastu mahātmabhiḥ

Translation

ನಾವು ಮತ್ತೆ ಅದೇ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಕೇಳಲು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇವೆ, ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಏಕಾಗ್ರಗೊಳಿಸಿ—ಪ್ರದೋಷಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಶಂಭುವನ್ನು ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಭಕ್ತರು ಹೇಗೆ ಪೂಜಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು।

Word by Word

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अपि: also/indeed
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव

• इच्छामः: we desire
• इच्छामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संकेत (demonstrative)

• एव: indeed, exactly
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सुसमाहिताः: well-composed, attentive
• सुसमाहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + समाहित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (सम्-आ-धा धातोः)

• प्रदोषे: at pradoṣa (twilight time)
• प्रदोषे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय-निपात (particle)

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pradoṣa-kāla (time-tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages, calm and intent, request the Pradoṣa worship account; twilight sky with deepening blue and orange; distant temple bell silhouette suggesting evening pūjā.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Pradoṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Eagerness to hear sacred teaching and to worship at appointed sacred times strengthens devotion and discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the sacred time (Pradoṣa) rather than a location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradoṣa-kāla Śiva-pūjā—worship of Śambhu at the pradoṣa twilight—is the practice being asked about.