Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

पूजां च जागरं कृत्वा मुच्येत्पारुष्यपापतः । इत्याह स्कंदप्रीत्यर्थं स्वयं तत्र महेश्वरः

Transliteration

pūjāṃ ca jāgaraṃ kṛtvā mucyetpāruṣyapāpataḥ | ityāha skaṃdaprītyarthaṃ svayaṃ tatra maheśvaraḥ

Translation

…ପୂଜା ଓ ରାତ୍ରିଜାଗର କଲେ କଠୋରତା/କ୍ରୂରତାର ପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତି ମିଳେ। ସ୍କନ୍ଦଙ୍କ ପ୍ରୀତିର୍ଥେ ସେଠାରେ ସ୍ୱୟଂ ମହେଶ୍ୱର ଏହିପରି କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

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

• jāgaram: night-vigil
• jāgaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); √कृ (to do)

• mucyet: would be freed
• mucyet: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन (3rd sg); आत्मनेपद (mucyeta)

• pāruṣya-pāpataḥ: from the sin of harshness/abuse
• pāruṣya-pāpataḥ: Apadana (Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāruṣya-pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: ‘पारुष्यं पापं’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Ablative Singular)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन (3rd sg)

• skaṃda-prītyartham: for Skanda’s pleasure
• skaṃda-prītyartham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skaṃda-prīti-artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: स्कन्दस्य प्रीतिः; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/अर्थ-समास: प्रीत्यर्थम् = प्रीतये); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative of purpose)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Karta-visheshana (Emphatic to subject)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pratijñeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night at the shrine: devotees keep vigil with lamps, singing and reciting; offerings before the liṅga. Maheśvara’s presence is felt as a blessing pronounced for Skanda’s delight; the mood is luminous and purifying.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Skanda
• Pratijñeśvara (implied context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through worship and vigilance reforms conduct—especially harshness—transforming the devotee through grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to the Pratijñeśvara Liṅga-sthala context, where the vrata is to be performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā (ritual worship) and jāgaraṇa (night vigil) to obtain release from pāruṣya-pāpa.