Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.17.63 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 7.1.17.63

शिरस्तु पूजयेद्देवि आयुष्यं वर्चसेति वै ।
गायत्र्या तु शिखां पूज्य नैर्ऋत्यां तु व्यवस्थिताम् ॥ ६३ ॥

śirastu pūjayeddevi āyuṣyaṃ varcaseti vai |
gāyatryā tu śikhāṃ pūjya nairṛtyāṃ tu vyavasthitām || 63 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.17.63 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.1.17.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shira, Shiras, Devi, Devin, Ayushya, Varcas, Varcasa, Iti, Gayatri, Gayatrya, Shikha, Pujya, Nairriti, Nairritya, Vyavasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.17.63). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “śirastu pūjayeddevi āyuṣyaṃ varcaseti vai
  • śiras -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pūjayed -
  • pūj (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āyuṣyam -
  • āyuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āyuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varcase -
  • varcasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varcas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    varcas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    varc (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • Line 2: “gāyatryā tu śikhāṃ pūjya nairṛtyāṃ tu vyavasthitām
  • gāyatryā -
  • gāyatrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    gāyatryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śikhām -
  • śikhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pūjya -
  • pūjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pūj]
    pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pūj]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • nairṛtyām -
  • nairṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nairṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vyavasthitām -
  • vyavasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.17.63

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.1.17.63 in Bengali sript:
শিরস্তু পূজযেদ্দেবি আযুষ্যং বর্চসেতি বৈ ।
গাযত্র্যা তু শিখাং পূজ্য নৈরৃত্যাং তু ব্যবস্থিতাম্ ॥ ৬৩ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 7.1.17.63 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿರಸ್ತು ಪೂಜಯೇದ್ದೇವಿ ಆಯುಷ್ಯಂ ವರ್ಚಸೇತಿ ವೈ ।
ಗಾಯತ್ರ್ಯಾ ತು ಶಿಖಾಂ ಪೂಜ್ಯ ನೈರೃತ್ಯಾಂ ತು ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಾಮ್ ॥ ೬೩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.17.63 in Gujarati sript:
શિરસ્તુ પૂજયેદ્દેવિ આયુષ્યં વર્ચસેતિ વૈ ।
ગાયત્ર્યા તુ શિખાં પૂજ્ય નૈરૃત્યાં તુ વ્યવસ્થિતામ્ ॥ ૬૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 7.1.17.63 in Malayalam sript:
ശിരസ്തു പൂജയേദ്ദേവി ആയുഷ്യം വര്ചസേതി വൈ ।
ഗായത്ര്യാ തു ശിഖാം പൂജ്യ നൈരൃത്യാം തു വ്യവസ്ഥിതാമ് ॥ ൬൩ ॥

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