Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

योऽर्चयिष्यति मां नित्यं स पूज्यः स च पूजितः । धनधान्यसमायुक्तः सर्वभोगसमन्वितः

Transliteration

yo'rcayiṣyati māṃ nityaṃ sa pūjyaḥ sa ca pūjitaḥ | dhanadhānyasamāyuktaḥ sarvabhogasamanvitaḥ

Translation

എന്നെ നിത്യമായി ആരാധിക്കുന്നവൻ പൂജ്യനാകുന്നു; അവൻ പൂജിക്കപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്യും. ധനധാന്യസമൃദ്ധനായി എല്ലാ യുക്തമായ ഭോഗസൗഖ്യങ്ങളും അനുഭവിക്കും.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• अर्चयिष्यति: will worship
• अर्चयिष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'will worship'

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय; gerundive)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्य/यत्-अर्थे), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'to be worshipped'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूजितः: honoured
• पूजितः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त; past passive participle)
• Form: क्तान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'worshipped/honoured'

• धन-धान्य-समायुक्तः: endowed with wealth and grain
• धन-धान्य-समायुक्तः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज् + सम् + आ + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'endowed with wealth and grain'

• सर्व-भोग-समन्वितः: possessed of all enjoyments
• सर्व-भोग-समन्वितः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ (or √वि/√न्वि) with सम् + अनु + क्त, lexical 'endowed')
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'possessed of all enjoyments'

Speaker

Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu (teaching after Viśvarūpa-darśana)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlaśrīpati at Revā-tīrtha (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs simple daily worship at a riverside Viṣṇu shrine; the household is shown flourishing—granaries full, cattle calm, guests honoring the devotee.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa (implied speaker)
• Pūjā (worship)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistency in daily devotion (nitya-pūjā) elevates one’s dignity and brings both worldly stability and spiritual auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger context is Revā/Narmadā sacred space; this verse gives a general phala for daily worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-arcana (daily worship) of the Lord is prescribed.