Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

मया संस्थापितः सूर्यः सर्वरोगक्षयावहः । तथार्पितश्च युष्माकं चिंतनीयं सदैव तु

Transliteration

mayā saṃsthāpitaḥ sūryaḥ sarvarogakṣayāvahaḥ | tathārpitaśca yuṣmākaṃ ciṃtanīyaṃ sadaiva tu

Translation

لقد أقمتُ إله الشمس سوريَـا، مُزيلَ جميعِ الأمراض. وقد أُودِعَتْ إليكم هذه العبادة أيضًا، فاذكروها واحفظوها على الدوام.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• संस्थापितः: installed
• संस्थापितः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थापित (क्त-कृदन्त; causative nuance possible)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘installed/established’ (qualifies ‘सूर्यः’)

• सूर्यः: the Sun (deity)
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वरोगक्षयावहः: bringing the destruction of all diseases
• सर्वरोगक्षयावहः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रोग + क्षय + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आ+√वह्’ से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): ‘सर्व-रोग-क्षयम् आवहति’ = bringing destruction of all diseases; विशेषण (to ‘सूर्यः’)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘also/likewise’

• अर्पितः: offered/dedicated
• अर्पितः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्प्/अर्पय् (धातु) → अर्पित (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘offered/dedicated’ (elliptically continuing about ‘सूर्यः’/the installation)

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

• युष्माकम्: for you / of you (pl.)
• युष्माकम्: Sampradana/Sambandha (Recipient-genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• चिंतनीयं: to be remembered/pondered
• चिंतनीयं: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु) → चिन्तनीय (तव्यत्/अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनीयर्/तव्यत्-अर्थ: ‘to be thought/remembered’ (predicative)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viseshana (Time-adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण: ‘always’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-viseshana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक: ‘indeed/only’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अनुज्ञा/पुनरुक्त्यर्थक (particle): ‘but/indeed’

Speaker

Kaunteya (Arjuna) (implied by continuation of narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The patron addresses the assembled brāhmaṇas, pointing toward the radiant Sūrya icon in the sanctum, declaring its healing power and formally entrusting them with perpetual service; brāhmaṇas receive the charge with reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship and upkeep of a consecrated deity is ongoing dharma; Sūrya devotion is linked with well-being and the alleviation of afflictions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narāditya tīrtha context in Adhyāya 60, emphasizing Sūrya’s presence and ongoing service at that sacred place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Installation of Sūrya and the instruction to continually remember and maintain the worship/service.