Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

भवनानि मनोज्ञानि विविधाभरणाः स्त्रियः । धनं चादृष्टपर्यंतं सूर्यपूजाविधेः फलम्

Transliteration

bhavanāni manojñāni vividhābharaṇāḥ striyaḥ | dhanaṃ cādṛṣṭaparyaṃtaṃ sūryapūjāvidheḥ phalam

Translation

بيوتٌ بهيجة، ونساءٌ متزيّناتٌ بحُليّ شتّى، ومالٌ يمتدّ حتى إلى الحظّ غير المرئي في المستقبل—تلك هي ثمراتُ عبادة سوريَـا على الوجه المقرّر.

Word by Word

• bhavanāni: houses
• bhavanāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• manojñāni: pleasing/beautiful
• manojñāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manojña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with bhavanāni)

• vividha-ābharaṇāḥ: adorned with various ornaments
• vividha-ābharaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक) + ābharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with striyaḥ)

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• adṛṣṭa-paryantam: extending up to the unseen (i.e., beyond this life)
• adṛṣṭa-paryantam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; √dṛś दर्शने, नञ्-पूर्वक) + paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with phalam)

• sūrya-pūjā-vidheḥ: of the rite of Sun-worship
• sūrya-pūjā-vidheḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous household scene blessed by Sūrya: a sun-disc above, a well-built home, auspicious ornaments, and overflowing grain/coins—shown as ‘phala’ emerging from worship.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sūrya worship is praised as dharmic practice that yields both visible prosperity and invisible merit (adṛṣṭa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on the general efficacy of Sūrya-pūjā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sūrya-pūjā-vidhi—worship performed according to prescribed rules (vidhi).