Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तस्मादद्य द्विजेंद्रोऽयं मां पूजयतु सादरम् । भक्त्या परमया युक्तः शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः

Transliteration

tasmādadya dvijeṃdro'yaṃ māṃ pūjayatu sādaram | bhaktyā paramayā yuktaḥ śucirbhūtvā samāhitaḥ

Translation

“ฉะนั้น วันนี้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐผู้นี้จงบูชาเราด้วยความเคารพ—ประกอบด้วยภักติอันสูงสุด ชำระกายใจให้บริสุทธิ์ และตั้งจิตให้แน่วแน่”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययीभूत-तृतीया/पञ्चमी-रूपम्; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययवत् (therefore/from that reason)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today)

• द्विजेन्द्रः: the best of Brahmins
• द्विजेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + इन्द्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानाम् इन्द्रः)

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पूजयतु: let him worship
• पूजयतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स-आदर (प्रातिपदिक; स + आदर)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (with respect)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• परमया: supreme, highest
• परमया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भक्त्या)

• युक्तः: endowed with, joined
• युक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अयम्/द्विजेन्द्रः)

• शुचिः: pure, clean
• शुचिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √भू (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): पूर्वक्रिया

• समाहितः: composed, concentrated
• समाहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Kṣetra-devatā (Deity of the sacred site)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The dvijendra (foremost brāhmaṇa) present in the episode

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A venerable brāhmaṇa, freshly bathed and calm, approaches the shrine with folded hands; the Kṣetradevatā instructs him to worship with supreme devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Dvi-jendra (foremost Brāhmaṇa)
• Bhakti
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right worship combines inner purity, focused mind, and wholehearted devotion—not mere outward act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kṣetra-devatā’s shrine/place in Adhyāya 133, where proper worship is said to yield freedom from disease.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā today with reverence, supreme bhakti, bodily/ritual purity (śuci), and mental composure (samāhita).