Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तथापि कुरुते शंभोः पूजां नित्यमतंद्रितः । चतुर्दश्यां विशेषेण पक्षयोः शुक्लकृष्णयोः

Transliteration

tathāpi kurute śaṃbhoḥ pūjāṃ nityamataṃdritaḥ | caturdaśyāṃ viśeṣeṇa pakṣayoḥ śuklakṛṣṇayoḥ

Translation

ஆயினும் அவன் சாம்புவின் பூஜையை தினமும் சோர்வின்றி செய்தான்—சிறப்பாக சுக்லபட்சமும் கிருஷ்ணபட்சமும் ஆகிய இரு பக்கங்களின் சதுர்தசியன்று.

Word by Word

• तथा: even so
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/in that manner)

• अपि: yet
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), ‘even/also’

• कुरुते: performs
• कुरुते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; does/performs

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

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

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative), ‘always’

• अतन्द्रितः: untiring
• अतन्द्रितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘unwearied/untiring’

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (on the fourteenth lunar day)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental used adverbially (especially)

• पक्षयोः: of/in the two fortnights
• पक्षयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/Locative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Dual (of the two fortnights)

• शुक्लकृष्णयोः: (of) the bright and dark (fortnights)
• शुक्लकृष्णयोः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Dual agreeing with ‘पक्षयोः’

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caturdaśī (Śiva-kāla-mahātmya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined daily shrine scene: the king, despite his rough life, stands focused before a Śiva-liṅga; the moon’s fourteenth day is shown by a thin crescent/near-full motif in sky for both pakṣas, emphasizing caturdaśī.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Caturdaśī (14th lunar day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even an imperfect person is uplifted by steady worship; consistency in Śiva devotion is portrayed as a transformative force.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse glorifies time-based devotion (tithi observance) centered on Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya Śiva-pūjā is recommended, with special emphasis on caturdaśī (14th lunar day) in both śukla and kṛṣṇa pakṣa.