Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एवं भाद्रपदे मासि आश्विने कार्तिके तथा । पूजयेच्च जगन्नाथं जलशायिनमच्युतम्

Transliteration

evaṃ bhādrapade māsi āśvine kārtike tathā | pūjayecca jagannāthaṃ jalaśāyinamacyutam

Translation

ฉันนั้นแล ในเดือนภัทรปท เดือนอาศวิน และเดือนการติกะ พึงบูชาพระชคันนาถ ผู้เป็นอจยุตะ ผู้บรรทมเหนือสายน้ำ

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/रीत्यर्थे (adverb: 'thus')

• भाद्रपदे: in (the month of) Bhādrapada
• भाद्रपदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्रपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मास-नाम); सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• आश्विने: in Āśvina
• आश्विने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्विन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मास-नाम); सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• कार्तिके: in Kārtika
• कार्तिके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मास-नाम); सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थे (adverb/conj.: 'also/likewise')

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• जगन्नाथम्: Jagannātha (Lord of the world)
• जगन्नाथम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• जलशायिनम्: the one who lies on water
• जलशायिनम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल + शायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying जगन्नाथम्)

• अच्युतम्: Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• अच्युतम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; जगन्नाथस्य नाम (apposition)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees worship Jagannātha/Acyuta as Jalāśāyī—Viṣṇu reclining upon waters—during the sacred months, with lamps and offerings arranged seasonally.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha
• Acyuta (Viṣṇu)
• Jalāśayī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained devotion across sacred months magnifies merit; regular worship disciplines the heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jagannātha is named (widely associated with Purī), but this verse primarily prescribes month-wise worship rather than detailing a location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeat the same worship procedure in Bhādrapada, Āśvina, and Kārtika for Jagannātha (Jalāśayī Acyuta).