Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

अस्य मानुषसंभूतैर्मन्त्रैः पूजा भविष्यति । विशिष्टा सर्वदेवेभ्यः सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

asya mānuṣasaṃbhūtairmantraiḥ pūjā bhaviṣyati | viśiṣṭā sarvadevebhyaḥ satyametanmayoditam

Translation

ഈ ദേവന്റെ പൂജ മനുഷ്യരിൽ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ച മന്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ നടക്കും; ആ പൂജ സർവ്വദേവന്മാരുടെ പൂജയെക്കാൾ വിശിഷ്ടമായിരിക്കും—ഇത് ഞാൻ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്ന സത്യം.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम् (Genitive singular)

• मानुषसंभूतैः: by man-made / human-origin
• मानुषसंभूतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष-सम्भूत (प्रातिपदिक; मानुष + सम्भूत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (Instrumental plural masculine)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम् (Instrumental plural)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Nominative singular)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम् (Simple future, 3rd sg)

• विशिष्टा: superior/distinct
• विशिष्टा: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-शिष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / विशिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; ‘पूजा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (past participle used adjectivally; nom. sg. fem.)

• सर्वदेवेभ्यः: than all the gods
• सर्वदेवेभ्यः: Apadana (Standard of comparison/source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-देव (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी बहुवचनम् (Ablative plural, masculine)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; वाक्ये विधेय-रूपे (Nom./Acc. sg. neuter; predicate ‘true’)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Nom./Acc. sg. neuter)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया एकवचनम् (Instrumental singular: by me)

• उदितम्: said/uttered
• उदितम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-वद्/वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / उदित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (past participle; nom./acc. sg. neut.)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context suggests a preceding authoritative speaker in the dialogue, likely Yama or a senior figure addressing a brāhmaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (contextual) audience; within verse: authoritative speaker addressing others

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A declarative proclamation: the deity’s worship will be with human-origin mantras, and that worship is superior to that offered to all other gods; the speaker asserts truth with authority.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere, properly directed worship—supported by effective mantras and dharmic intent—can be declared supremely meritorious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 139), within a narrative praising a tīrtha-context for Yama-related worship; the precise place-name is not stated in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

That the deity’s worship will be done using “mānuṣa-saṃbhūta” (human-origin) mantras, presented as especially efficacious.