Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

अनेन विधिना तेन पूजितः प्रथमे शिवः । यामे द्वितीये तु पुनः पूर्वोक्तविधिना चरेत्

Transliteration

anena vidhinā tena pūjitaḥ prathame śivaḥ | yāme dvitīye tu punaḥ pūrvoktavidhinā caret

Translation

ด้วยวิธีที่กำหนดนี้ ได้บูชาพระศิวะในยามแรกแห่งราตรี แล้วในยามที่สอง พึงปฏิบัติอีกครั้งตามวิธีที่กล่าวไว้ก่อนหน้า

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विधिना इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• विधिना: by the procedure
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; (कर्ता/करण-सम्बन्धे)

• पूजितः: was worshipped
• पूजितः: Kriya (Predicate/Passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजित (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'was worshipped'

• प्रथमे: in the first (watch)
• प्रथमे: Adhikarana (Location/Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; यामे इति अध्याहार्ये—'प्रथमे (यामे)'

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यामे: in the watch (period)
• यामे: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• द्वितीये: in the second
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; यामे इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरावृत्ति/क्रमसूचक)

• पूर्वोक्तविधिना: by the previously stated procedure
• पूर्वोक्तविधिना: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + उक्त + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; 'पूर्वं उक्तः विधिः'—समासः; करणार्थे

• चरेत्: should perform/practise
• चरेत्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (अध्याहार्यः कर्ता)

Speaker

Narrator (within Revākhaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a lamp-lit shrine, the first watch worship concludes; the second watch begins with renewed offerings, showing the passage of night through changing lamp flames and moon position.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, repeated worship across the night-watches cultivates disciplined devotion and deepens Śiva-bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) region context of the Revākhaṇḍa frames the rite, though this verse focuses on the yāma-wise procedure.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śiva-pūjā in the first yāma and repeat the same prescribed method in the second yāma.