Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

एताभ्यामपि बालाभ्यामेवं पूजा विधीयताम् । अतः संवत्सरादेव परां सिद्धिमवाप्स्यथ

Transliteration

etābhyāmapi bālābhyāmevaṃ pūjā vidhīyatām | ataḥ saṃvatsarādeva parāṃ siddhimavāpsyatha

Translation

ان دونوں کم سن بچوں سے بھی اسی طرح پوجا کرائی جائے؛ اس کے اثر سے ایک ہی سال کے اندر تم اعلیٰ ترین سِدھی حاصل کر لو گے۔

Word by Word

• एताभ्याम्: by these two
• एताभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (बालाभ्याम् इति)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अपि-कार (even/also)

• बालाभ्याम्: by the two boys/children
• बालाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), द्विवचन

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• विधीयताम्: let it be performed
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (let it be done)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Cause/Result/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (therefore/from this)

• संवत्सरात्: from (within) a year
• संवत्सरात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (just/indeed)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सिद्धिम् इति)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment/success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अवाप्स्यथ: you (pl.) will obtain
• अवाप्स्यथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit; indicates listeners include two youths/children)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pradoṣa Śiva-pūjā (as continued context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two young devotees (bāla) guided by an elder perform simple Śiva-pūjā: offering flowers/bilva, lighting a lamp; a calendar-like motif hints at ‘one year’ of steady practice culminating in a radiant blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)
• Pradoṣa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual attainment is accessible: even the young can follow dharmic worship and gain swift, elevated results through sincerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the promise is tied to correct performance of Pradoṣa Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the prescribed Śiva-pūjā in the stated manner (context: Pradoṣa), with the assurance of siddhi within a year.