Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तव पूजा करिष्यन्ति ये नरा भक्तितत्पराः । मातॄणां संमतास्ते स्युः सर्वदैव सुखान्विताः

Transliteration

tava pūjā kariṣyanti ye narā bhaktitatparāḥ | mātṝṇāṃ saṃmatāste syuḥ sarvadaiva sukhānvitāḥ

Translation

ഭക്തിയെയേ ഏക ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കി നിന്റെ പൂജ ചെയ്യുന്നവർ മാതൃഗണങ്ങൾക്ക് സമ്മതരാകും; അവർ എപ്പോഴും സുഖസമ്പന്നരായിരിക്കും।

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करिष्यन्ति: will do
• करिष्यन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

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

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भक्ति-तत्पराः: intent on devotion
• भक्ति-तत्पराः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of नराः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (भक्तौ तत्पराः = devoted to devotion)

• मातॄणाम्: of the mothers
• मातॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संमताः: approved
• संमताः: Pratipādya (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘approved/accepted’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्युः: would be/may be
• स्युः: Kriyā (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

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

• सुख-अन्विताः: endowed with happiness
• सुख-अन्विताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier of ते)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; अन्वि+इ धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सुखेन अन्विताः = endowed with happiness)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of devotees worshipping with focused devotion; the Mātṛs appear above or behind the shrine, bestowing blessings; the devotees’ faces show contentment and serenity.

Characters & Entities

• Mātṛs (Divine Mothers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion sanctifies worship and brings divine approval, resulting in lasting well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Pādukā worship narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the worship with bhakti-tatparatā (single-minded devotion) to gain the Mātṛs’ favor.