Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

दशकृत्वोऽथ देव्यै च कुर्यात्सौ रीमुपस्थितिम् । सहस्रपरमां देवीं शतमध्यां दशावराम्

Transliteration

daśakṛtvo'tha devyai ca kuryātsau rīmupasthitim | sahasraparamāṃ devīṃ śatamadhyāṃ daśāvarām

Translation

Darauf soll man auch zehnmal die upasthiti (anrufende Verehrung) der Sonnengöttin vollziehen; die Göttin ist erhaben bei der Tausender-Zahl, mittel bei der Hunderter-Zahl und geringer bei der Zehner-Zahl, gemäß dem Maß der Japa.

Word by Word

• daśa-kṛtvaḥ: ten times
• daśa-kṛtvaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛtvas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• atha: then/next
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक

• devyai: to the Goddess
• devyai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (recipient)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sau-rīm: Saurī (related to the Sun)
• sau-rīm: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उपस्थितिम्’ विशेषण

• upasthitim: attendance/prayer (upasthiti)
• upasthitim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upasthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• sahasra-paramām: having ‘thousand’ as the highest (count)
• sahasra-paramām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + paramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘देवीं’ विशेषण

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object of implied worship/recitation)

• śata-madhyām: having ‘hundred’ as the middle (count)
• śata-madhyām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक) + madhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘देवीं’ विशेषण

• daśa-avarām: having ‘ten’ as the lowest (count)
• daśa-avarām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + avarā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘देवीं’ विशेषण

Speaker

Traditional Purāṇic narrator (contextual instruction within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three concentric vignettes: devotee offering upasthiti to the solar Goddess with ten, hundred, and thousand-count japa; the sun’s halo expands correspondingly, symbolizing graded radiance and merit.

Characters & Entities

• Saurī Devī (solar Goddess)
• Upasthiti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa grades spiritual effort by steadiness and measure: greater japa is praised as a higher form of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is highlighted; the verse focuses on the inner discipline of worship within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform upasthiti to the solar Goddess and observe graded japa measures (10/100/1000).