Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

पूजयेद्बकुलार्कं च एकचित्तेन मानवः । स याति परमं धाम स यावत्तपते रविः

Transliteration

pūjayedbakulārkaṃ ca ekacittena mānavaḥ | sa yāti paramaṃ dhāma sa yāvattapate raviḥ

Translation

Wer Bakulārka mit einpünktigem Geist verehrt, gelangt zur höchsten Wohnstatt, die währt, solange die Sonne leuchtet.

Word by Word

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• bakulārkam: Bakula-Arka (a sacred arka/plant associated with bakula)
• bakulārkam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bakula (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

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

• ekacittena: with single-mindedness
• ekacittena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम् (singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• mānavaḥ: a man
• mānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular); विशेषणम्

• dhāma: abode
• dhāma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular); सर्वनाम

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: अव्ययम्; परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक (until/as long as)

• tapate: shines/burns
• tapate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tap (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• raviḥ: the Sun
• raviḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Brāhma/Dharmāraṇya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bakulārka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before Bakulārka-Āditya, offering flowers and arghya with unwavering gaze; the Sun-disc radiates behind the deity, suggesting ‘as long as the Sun shines’ continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Bakulārka
• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-minded devotion (ekacitta) in worship yields the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Bakulārka shrine within the Ravikṣetra/Ravikuṇḍa sacred setting of Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (formal worship) of Bakulārka performed with focused concentration.