Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

नित्यं नामसहस्रं तु पठनीयं तव प्रियम् । पूजा तु तुलसीपत्रैर्मया कार्या सदैव हि

Transliteration

nityaṃ nāmasahasraṃ tu paṭhanīyaṃ tava priyam | pūjā tu tulasīpatrairmayā kāryā sadaiva hi

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าจักสวดนามสหัสระอันเป็นที่รักของพระองค์ทุกวัน; และจักบูชาพระองค์เป็นนิตย์ด้วยใบตูลสี

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always/daily
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative)

• नामसहस्रम्: a thousand names
• नामसहस्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नाम्नां सहस्रम्)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• पठनीयम्: is to be recited
• पठनीयम्: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पठ् (धातु) → पठनीय (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/अनिवार्य अर्थे कृदन्त (अनीयर्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be recited’

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• प्रियम्: dear, beloved
• प्रियम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (नामसहस्रम्)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• तुलसीपत्रैः: with tulasī leaves
• तुलसीपत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलसी + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तुलस्याः पत्राणि)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• कार्या: should be performed
• कार्या: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कार्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/अनिवार्य अर्थे कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agrees with पूजा

• सदैव: always
• सदैव: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययसमूह; कालवाचक अव्यय (always) + अवधारण (emphasis)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/हेतु-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

Speaker

Candraśarman (addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated with a manuscript recites the Lord’s thousand names while offering fresh tulasī leaves at a Kṛṣṇa shrine; a tulasī plant stands nearby as a living altar.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Sahasranāma
• Tulasī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady daily practice—name-recitation and simple offerings—forms the backbone of enduring bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa’s worship and remembrance are celebrated as especially fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reciting a thousand divine names daily and performing pūjā with tulasī leaves.