Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सर्वाः संपूजयिष्यामः सर्वकृत्येषु सादरम् । एतां चं तावकीं शक्तिं सदा सुरवरोत्तम । विशेषात्पूजयिष्यामः षष्ठ्यां श्रद्धासमन्विताः

Transliteration

sarvāḥ saṃpūjayiṣyāmaḥ sarvakṛtyeṣu sādaram | etāṃ caṃ tāvakīṃ śaktiṃ sadā suravarottama | viśeṣātpūjayiṣyāmaḥ ṣaṣṭhyāṃ śraddhāsamanvitāḥ

Translation

“Kami akan memuja semuanya dengan penuh hormat dalam setiap upacara. Dan Śakti (kuasa lembing) milikmu ini, wahai yang terunggul antara para dewa, akan kami puja secara khusus pada hari keenam (Ṣaṣṭhī), dengan iman yang teguh.”

Word by Word

• sarvāḥ: all (of them)
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (devatāḥ implied)

• saṃpūjayiṣyāmaḥ: we will worship fully
• saṃpūjayiṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ+√pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• sarvakṛtyeṣu: in all rites/duties
• sarvakṛtyeṣu: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (कृत्य), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वाणि कृत्यानि)

• sādaram: respectfully
• sādaram: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa-ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपम्; क्रियाविशेषण (with respect)

• etām: this
• etām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śaktim)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• tāvakīm: your
• tāvakīm: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāvakī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (śaktim)

• śaktim: power; Śakti
• śaktim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Sambandha (Temporal/कालसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (always)

• suravarottama: O best of the excellent gods
• suravarottama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + vara + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुरेषु वरः, तेषु उत्तमः)

• viśeṣāt: especially
• viśeṣāt: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययभावः; क्रियाविशेषण (especially)

• pūjayiṣyāmaḥ: we will worship
• pūjayiṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• ṣaṣṭhyām: on the sixth (lunar day)
• ṣaṣṭhyām: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭhī (प्रातिपदिक; तिथि/दिननाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative)

• śraddhāsamanvitāḥ: endowed with faith
• śraddhāsamanvitāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā + samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; sam+anu+√i)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रद्धया समन्विताः)

Speaker

Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Skandapura / Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple rite in progress: devotees worship Skanda and all deities, but on Ṣaṣṭhī they place special offerings to Skanda’s Śakti—depicted as the spear/vel on a pedestal—amid lamps, incense, and chanting.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Śakti (Skanda’s spear/divine power)
• Ṣaṣṭhī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful, scheduled worship—especially on sacred lunar days—intensifies devotion and anchors a tīrtha’s living tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Skandapura/Camatkārapura, where Skanda’s Śakti receives special veneration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform reverential worship in all rites, with special Śakti-pūjā on Ṣaṣṭhī (the sixth lunar day), done with śraddhā.