Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

अद्यप्रभृति पूजां वै करिष्यामि प्रयत्नतः । त्वं मे स्वामी च भक्तोहमद्यप्रभृति शंकर

Transliteration

adyaprabhṛti pūjāṃ vai kariṣyāmi prayatnataḥ | tvaṃ me svāmī ca bhaktohamadyaprabhṛti śaṃkara

Translation

ตั้งแต่วันนี้เป็นต้นไป ข้าพเจ้าจะบูชาด้วยความเพียรอย่างยิ่ง แด่พระศังกระ พระองค์ทรงเป็นนายเหนือหัวของข้าพเจ้า และข้าพเจ้าเป็นภักตะของพระองค์ตั้งแต่วันนี้

Word by Word

• अद्यप्रभृति: from today onward
• अद्यप्रभृति: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म/Object), एकवचनम्

• वै: indeed/surely
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle/emphasis)

• करिष्यामि: I will do/perform
• करिष्यामि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort/diligently
• प्रयत्नतः: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (adverbial ablative: 'from/with effort')

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (कर्ता/Subject), एकवचनम्

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (सम्बन्ध/Possessive), एकवचनम्

• स्वामी: master/lord
• स्वामी: Karta (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (प्रेडिकेट-नाउन/सम्बोधनार्थे न), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; (अहम् इति कर्तृवाच्यः)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (कर्ता/Subject), एकवचनम्

• अद्यप्रभृति: from today onward
• अद्यप्रभृति: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; कालवाचक-अव्ययम्

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Kirāta (hunter devotee), quoted within Sūta’s narration (deduced from immediate context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The hunter stands or kneels before the Śiva shrine, hands folded, eyes steady, declaring a lifelong turn: ‘From today I will worship with effort; you are my Lord, I am your devotee.’

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti becomes firm through a clear vow: consistent worship and the acceptance of Śiva as one’s Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, where the narrative showcases steadfast devotion as the heart of tīrtha-merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A resolve for regular pūjā performed ‘with effort’—a vrata-like commitment rather than a one-time act.