Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

यामेयामे महाभक्त्या कृतारार्तिकसंयुतम् । चामराह्लादसंयुक्तं भेरीनादपुरस्कृतम्

Transliteration

yāmeyāme mahābhaktyā kṛtārārtikasaṃyutam | cāmarāhlādasaṃyuktaṃ bherīnādapuraskṛtam

Translation

ในทุกยามแห่งราตรี ด้วยภักติอันยิ่งใหญ่ประกอบพิธีอารตี; พร้อมความรื่นรมย์แห่งการพัดด้วยจามระ และมีเสียงกลองเภรีนำหน้า

Word by Word

• yāme: in a watch/period
• yāme: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (locative of time)

• yāme: in each watch
• yāme: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition)

• mahābhaktyā: with great devotion
• mahābhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhakti (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भक्ति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• kṛta: done, performed
• kṛta: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ārārtika: ārati (lamp-worship)
• ārārtika: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• saṃyutam: joined with, accompanied by
• saṃyutam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• cāmara: yak-tail fan
• cāmara: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāmara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• āhlāda: delight, refreshment
• āhlāda: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhlāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• saṃyuktam: accompanied by
• saṃyuktam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bherī: kettledrum
• bherī: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bherī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• nāda: sound
• nāda: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• puraskṛtam: preceded by, led by
• puraskṛtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puras-kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed as ‘O Bhārata’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a lamp-lit sanctum during the night watches: devotees circle ārati flames before the deity; attendants wave white cāmara; kettledrums (bherī) lead a small procession; shadows dance on pillars and flags.

Characters & Entities

• ārati
• cāmara
• bherī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained devotion through the night—renewed again and again—deepens worship into lived remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular site is stated; the description matches a general temple-like vigil setting before the deity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform ārati repeatedly through the night watches, with cāmara service and auspicious instrumental sounds.