Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मीनारायणे पूजां विधातुर्मनुजस्य तु । ददाति पुण्यमतुलं मुक्तो भवति तत्क्षणात्

Transliteration

lakṣmīnārāyaṇe pūjāṃ vidhāturmanujasya tu | dadāti puṇyamatulaṃ mukto bhavati tatkṣaṇāt

Translation

جو انسان لکشمی-نارائن کی پوجا ادا کرتا ہے، اسے بے مثال پُنّیہ حاصل ہوتا ہے اور وہ اسی لمحے مکتی پا لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• lakṣmīnārāyaṇe: in/for Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa
• lakṣmīnārāyaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Topic/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī + nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine; nārāyaṇa-pradhāna), Saptamī vibhakti (Locative, 7th case), Ekavacana; devatā-viṣaya (object of worship)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative, 2nd case), Ekavacana

• vidhātuḥ: of the performer (of worship)
• vidhātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √dhā (धा) + vidhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक, agent noun)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th case), Ekavacana; ‘of the performer/one who performs’

• manujasya: of a man
• manujasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana; appositional genitive with vidhātuḥ

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/virodha-sūcaka particle (emphasis/contrast)

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā (Accusative), Ekavacana; object of dadāti

• atulam: incomparable
• atulam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of puṇyam

• muktaḥ: liberated
• muktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √muc (मुच्) + mukta (कृदन्त, past passive participle)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bhāva-prāpta (state attained)

• bhavati: becomes
• bhavati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tatkṣaṇāt: immediately
• tatkṣaṇāt: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tat + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva; Ablative sense used adverbially (‘from that moment/instantly’)

Speaker

Narrative voice within Brahmā–Nārada dialogue context (deduced from adhyāya colophon)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee completes Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa pūjā; a radiant cord of light rises from the heart, bonds snap, and the figure stands serene—suggesting immediate mokṣa—while celestial witnesses shower flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa
• pūjā
• puṇya
• mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship of Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa is portrayed as supremely efficacious—bestowing vast merit and even instant liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is framed within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, implying that worship done in this kṣetra is exceptionally fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa pūjā (formal worship) as a direct soteriological practice.