Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

पृथगेकैकशो भक्त्या पूजयेद्दिक्पतींश्च वै

Transliteration

pṛthagekaikaśo bhaktyā pūjayeddikpatīṃśca vai

Translation

ତାପରେ ପୃଥକ୍ ପୃଥକ୍, ଏକେକ କରି, ଭକ୍ତିସହ ଦିଗ୍ପତିମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପୂଜା କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• pṛthak: separately
• pṛthak: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb: separately)

• ekaikaśaḥ: one by one
• ekaikaśaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + śas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: शस्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (distributive adverb: one by one)

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम्; करणम्

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; विध्यर्थः (should worship)

• dik-patīn: the lords of the directions
• dik-patīn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dik (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचनम्; कर्म

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After Śiva worship, the devotee turns to the eight directions, offering flowers to each guardian; the sanctum becomes a mandala with directional markers and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Dikpālas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship is holistic—honoring cosmic order through the directional guardians alongside the main deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a procedural instruction within Adhyāya 154; the site name is not specified in the verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of the Dikpatis/Dikpālas individually and devotionally is prescribed.