Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

पूजां तव करिष्यामः कृत्वा प्रासादमुत्त मम् । तथैव देवताः सर्वाश्चतस्रोऽपि त्वया धृताः

Transliteration

pūjāṃ tava kariṣyāmaḥ kṛtvā prāsādamutta mam | tathaiva devatāḥ sarvāścatasro'pi tvayā dhṛtāḥ

Translation

“Chúng tôi sẽ thờ phụng Ngài sau khi dựng một ngôi đền tối thượng. Cũng vậy, chúng tôi sẽ thờ phụng tất cả chư thiên—cả bốn vị ấy nữa—những vị được chính Ngài nâng đỡ.”

Word by Word

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kariṣyāmaḥ: we will do
• kariṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष (1st), बहुवचन

• kṛtvā: having built
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kṛtvā (क्त्वान्त/gerund)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा), पूर्वक्रिया; “having made/built”

• prāsādam: a temple; palace
• prāsādam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāsāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (prāsādam)

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb: thus/so)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphasis)

• devatāḥ: goddesses/deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (devatāḥ)

• catasraḥ: four
• catasraḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (devatāḥ)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Inclusion/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (also/even)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Agent-instrument/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental)

• dhṛtāḥ: were borne/held
• dhṛtāḥ: Kriya (Passive predicate/कर्मणि-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dhṛ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे “borne/held” (agreeing with devatāḥ)

Speaker

Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas (continuing the pledge)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Skandapura / Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees pledge to construct a splendid temple; artisans and priests are envisioned; Skanda stands as the central deity while four associated deities are indicated around, all receiving worship.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Devatās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma at a tīrtha is sustained through temple-building and consistent worship, linking devotion with public sacred institutions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Skandapura/Camatkārapura, where a prāsāda (temple) is to be established for worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constructing an excellent temple (prāsāda) and performing regular pūjā to Skanda and associated deities.