Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

ततः स्वं राज्यमासाद्य भुक्त्वा भोगाननेकशः । देहांते दिननाथस्य संप्राप्तो मंदिरं तथा

Transliteration

tataḥ svaṃ rājyamāsādya bhuktvā bhogānanekaśaḥ | dehāṃte dinanāthasya saṃprāpto maṃdiraṃ tathā

Translation

ثم استعاد مُلكه وتمتّع بمباهج الملك مرارًا؛ وعند نهاية العمر بلغ مقامَ معبد دِنَّناثا، ربّ الشمس.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘राज्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आसाद्य: having attained
• आसाद्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having attained/approached’

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive); ‘having enjoyed/consumed’

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अनेकशः: many times, in many ways
• अनेकशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/बहुधार्थक (in many ways/many times)

• देहान्ते: at the end of the body (at death)
• देहान्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (देहस्य अन्ते)

• दिननाथस्य: of the Sun (lord of the day)
• दिननाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (दिनस्य नाथः = सूर्यः)

• संप्राप्तः: having reached
• संप्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-√आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मन्दिरम्: abode, temple
• मन्दिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: thus, also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक (likewise/also/thus)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara-traya (context) / Dinanātha abode (result)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king regains his kingdom, lives in prosperity, and at death is shown ascending toward Dinanātha’s radiant abode—an architectural ‘mandira’ in the solar realm.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadbala
• Dinnanātha (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma supports both worldly stability and spiritual ascent: devotion does not negate life’s duties, but sanctifies them and leads to a higher end.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred kṣetra where Sūrya worship was performed is implicitly praised as leading not only to healing but also to a blessed posthumous destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added; the verse states the culmination (attainment of Sūrya’s abode) as the long-term fruit of the prior worship.