Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ध्यायमाना सुराधीशं देवदेवं महेश्वरम् । बलिपूजोपहारेण सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्विता

Transliteration

dhyāyamānā surādhīśaṃ devadevaṃ maheśvaram | balipūjopahāreṇa samyakchraddhāsamanvitā

Translation

ದೇವದೇವನೂ ಸುರಾಧೀಶನೂ ಆದ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರನನ್ನು ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸುತ್ತಾ, ಅವಳು ದೃಢಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯಿಂದ ಬಲಿ, ಪೂಜೆ, ಉಪಹಾರಗಳಿಂದ ಸಮ್ಯಕವಾಗಿ ಆರಾಧಿಸಿದಳು.

Word by Word

• ध्यायमाना: meditating
• ध्यायमाना: Karta (Agent as participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + शानच्/मान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-समकक्ष ‘मान’ प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; (meditating)

• सुराधीशम्: lord of the gods
• सुराधीशम्: Karma (Object of meditation/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• देवदेवम्: god of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (Appositional object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• महेश्वरम्: the great Lord (Maheshvara)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• बलिपूजोपहारेण: by offerings, worship, and gifts
• बलिपूजोपहारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि + पूजा + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; साधन (by means of offerings/worship/presents)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (properly)

• श्रद्धासमन्विता: endowed with faith
• श्रद्धासमन्विता: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषण (endowed with faith)

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The woman meditates on Maheśvara while performing pūjā: a small altar/linga, offerings arranged, hands in reverent gesture, atmosphere of concentrated faith.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā (faith) joined with dhyāna and pūjā makes worship effective and draws divine compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse contributes to the tīrtha-māhātmya setting but does not name the site explicitly in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with upahāra (offerings) and bali (oblations) is mentioned as the mode of worship.