Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

इष्टकामैः समायुक्तः सूर्यलोके चिरं वसेत्

Transliteration

iṣṭakāmaiḥ samāyuktaḥ sūryaloke ciraṃ vaset

Translation

ইষ্ট কামনা পূর্ণ হয়ে সে সূর্যলোকে দীর্ঘকাল বাস করে।

Word by Word

• iṣṭa-kāmaiḥ: with desired wishes (fulfilled desires)
• iṣṭa-kāmaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √iṣ इच्छायाम्, ‘desired’) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘desired’ qualifying ‘wishes’)

• samāyuktaḥ: endowed/associated
• samāyuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√yuj (धातु; योजने)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of the subject)

• sūrya-loke: in the Sun-world
• sūrya-loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ciram (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• vaset: may dwell
• vaset: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु; निवासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sūryaloka (fruit of Jayāditya worship)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene depiction of Sūryaloka: golden city/mandala, the devotee seated peacefully among radiant beings, symbols of fulfilled wishes (lotus, kalasha, scriptures) nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Sūryaloka
• Jayāditya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed devotion is said to culminate in both fulfillment of righteous desires and attainment of a luminous divine realm.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage praises Jayāditya worship connected with Koṭitīrtha and Sun-associated sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added here; it summarizes the promised fruit of the worship described earlier.