Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पूजयिष्यति वृद्धिं च सर्वकालमवाप्स्यति । तस्मात्तत्र द्रुतं गच्छ मया सार्द्धं पुरोत्तमे

Transliteration

pūjayiṣyati vṛddhiṃ ca sarvakālamavāpsyati | tasmāttatra drutaṃ gaccha mayā sārddhaṃ purottame

Translation

पूजयिष्यति त्वां च सर्वदा वृद्धिं समवाप्स्यति । तस्मात्तत्र द्रुतं गच्छ मया सार्धं पुरोत्तमे ॥

Word by Word

• pūjayiṣyati: will worship
• pūjayiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्कालः/Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• vṛddhim: increase, prosperity
• vṛddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः (conjunction/particle)

• sarvakālam: at all times
• sarvakālam: Kriya-Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वः कालः = सर्वकालः); क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial accusative: "at all times")

• avāpsyati: will obtain
• avāpsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्कालः/Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभूतः पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपम्; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival indeclinable: "therefore/from that")

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriya-Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (adverbial accusative: quickly)

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थक/Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• mayā: by me / with me
• mayā: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (Instrument/Companion/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• sārddham: together with
• sārddham: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्ययम् (postposition/adverb: "together with"), तृतीया-संबन्धः

• purottame: O best of men
• purottame: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purottama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), सम्बोधन विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम् (singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (पुरः + उत्तमः)

Speaker

Parameśvarī (Devī) implied (continuation of promise and instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered guide urges companions to hasten toward a famed city-kṣetra; the road leads to temple spires and a sanctified precinct promising ever-renewing prosperity through worship.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārapura-kṣetra
• Māhittha
• Purottama (excellent city)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion at the right kṣetra brings enduring uplift—prosperity and growth are framed as fruits of faithful worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura-kṣetra remains the implied sacred destination where the worship yields continual vṛddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular pūjā (worship) of the installed deity there; the promised fruit is continual vṛddhi (prosperity/increase).