Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

लोहाणासंस्थितां चैव येर्चयिष्यंति मां जनाः । श्रद्धया सितसप्तम्यां तैश्च सर्वत्र पूजिता

Transliteration

lohāṇāsaṃsthitāṃ caiva yercayiṣyaṃti māṃ janāḥ | śraddhayā sitasaptamyāṃ taiśca sarvatra pūjitā

Translation

ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ശുക്ല സപ്തമിദിനത്തിൽ ലോഹാണയിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതനായ എന്നെ ആരെല്ലാം ആരാധിക്കുമോ, അവരുടെ വഴി ഞാൻ സർവത്ര പൂജിതനാകും.

Word by Word

• लोहाणासंस्थिताम्: (me) situated/established at Lohāṇā
• लोहाणासंस्थिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहाणा (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त, √स्था धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; 'संस्थित' = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• अर्चयिष्यन्ति: will worship
• अर्चयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

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

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सितसप्तम्याम्: on the bright seventh (lunar day)
• सितसप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक) + सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Kartr-karana (Agent/Instrumental/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• पूजिता: (I am) worshipped
• पूजिता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (अहं) पूजिता = 'I am worshipped' (elliptic copula)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; 'I' refers to the presiding deity/goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lohāṇā-sthāna (Skanda’s sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees approach a sanctified locale named Lohāṇā and offer flowers, lamps, and sandal to youthful Skanda/Kumāra; the lunar day ‘Śukla Saptamī’ is emphasized with a bright, ascending moon and a festive yet austere pilgrimage setting.

Characters & Entities

• Lohāṇā
• Śukla Saptamī (sita-saptamī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful worship tied to sacred place and sacred time multiplies spiritual merit and establishes the devotee’s honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lohāṇā is glorified as the locus where the deity is specially worshiped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā/arcana to the deity at Lohāṇā specifically on Śukla Saptamī (bright seventh lunar day) with śraddhā.