Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यस्तान्पूजयते भक्त्या हृदि कृत्वाऽभिवांछितान् । सप्तम्यां चैव सप्तम्यां लभते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

yastānpūjayate bhaktyā hṛdi kṛtvā'bhivāṃchitān | saptamyāṃ caiva saptamyāṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ومن يعبدهم بخشوعٍ وإخلاص، جاعلًا مُراده في قلبه—ففي يوم سبتَمي (اليوم القمري السابع) ينال تلك الأمنية بعينها؛ لا ريب في ذلك.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धबोधक-यः (relative pronoun)

• tān: those (them)
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pūjayate: worships
• pūjayate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• hṛdi: in (the) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtvā: having made/placing
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• abhivāṃchitān: desired (ones)
• abhivāṃchitān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√vāñch (धातु) → abhivāñchita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifier) तान् इति

• saptamyām: on the seventh (day)
• saptamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); तिथिवाचक/कालवाचक

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

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• saptamyām: on the seventh (day)
• saptamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhāskara-sthāna within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa-sattamāḥ / Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees stand before multiple Sūrya icons at dawn on Saptamī, offering arghya with copper vessels; their faces show focused saṅkalpa and devotion as sunlight streams into the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Saptamī
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused devotion (bhakti) combined with inner intention (hṛdaya-saṅkalpa) is presented as a direct means to attain desired results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, where the Bhāskara forms established there are worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhāskara-pūjā performed on Saptamī, with devotional concentration on one’s intended goal.