Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा यथान्यायं देवताः सकला अपि । सर्वाण्यपि च तीर्थानि नमस्कृत्य यथाविधि

Transliteration

pūjayitvā yathānyāyaṃ devatāḥ sakalā api | sarvāṇyapi ca tīrthāni namaskṛtya yathāvidhi

Translation

他依正法礼敬一切诸神，并按仪则向一切圣渡（tīrtha）恭敬顶礼。

Word by Word

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: पूज् (10.उ.), अर्थे: पूजनम्; पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• yathā-nyāyam: according to proper rule
• yathā-nyāyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययत्वम्; अर्थः: यथान्यायम् = नियमानुसारम् (according to rule)

• devatāḥ: the deities
• devatāḥ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sakalāḥ: all
• sakalāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (devatāḥ)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भावः (also/even)

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (tīrthāni)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भावः (also)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tīrthāni: pilgrimage places
• tīrthāni: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• namaskṛtya: having bowed to
• namaskṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: namas-kṛ (धातु; नमस् + कृ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: कृ (8.उ.) उपपदपूर्वकः (नमस्); अर्थः: नमस्कारं कृत्वा (having saluted)

• yathā-vidhi: as prescribed
• yathā-vidhi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययत्वम्; अर्थः: विधिपूर्वकम् (as prescribed)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa—Ayodhyāmāhātmya; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā sarva-tīrtha-vandana (collective tīrtha circuit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agastya moves from shrine to shrine with folded hands, offering flowers and lamps; then he stands at each tīrtha marker/ghat, bowing; the sacred map of Ayodhyā appears as a garland of sites around him.

Characters & Entities

• Devatās
• Tīrthas of Ayodhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is perfected by humility and correctness—honoring both deities and sacred places according to dhārmic rule.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The collective tīrthas of Ayodhyā, approached with reverence and ritual propriety.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devatā-pūjā (worship of deities) and tīrtha-namaskāra (salutation to tīrthas) ‘yathāvidhi’ (as prescribed).