Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

इत्यहं हृदि संचिंत्य माहात्म्यं रविजं महत् । पूर्णं वर्षशतं पार्थ रविं भक्त्या ह्यतोषयम्

Transliteration

ityahaṃ hṛdi saṃciṃtya māhātmyaṃ ravijaṃ mahat | pūrṇaṃ varṣaśataṃ pārtha raviṃ bhaktyā hyatoṣayam

Translation

So bewahrte ich im Herzen die große Herrlichkeit, die aus Ravi hervorging; o Pārtha, volle hundert Jahre erfreute ich den Herrn Ravi in hingebungsvoller Bhakti.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (thus)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• hṛdi: in (my) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• saṃcintya: having contemplated
• saṃcintya: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃcintya (कृदन्त; √cint चिन्तायाम्, सम्-उपसर्ग; ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund): ‘having reflected’

• māhātmyam: the greatness (glory)
• māhātmyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ravi-jam: born of/pertaining to Ravi (the Sun)
• ravi-jam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक; √jan जने)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with māhātmyam)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with māhātmyam)

• pūrṇam: complete/full
• pūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with varṣaśatam)

• varṣa-śatam: a hundred years
• varṣa-śatam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time extent/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• ravim: Ravi (the Sun)
• ravim: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुवाचक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• atoṣayam: I satisfied/pleased
• atoṣayam: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tuṣ (तोषणे)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तम-पुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम्; अ-आगमः (augment)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) quoting a narrator/devotee addressing Arjuna (Kaunteya/Pārtha) (deduced from vocative)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An aged devotee (or sage) seated in meditation at sunrise, holding the mahātmya in heart; behind him a subtle montage of seasons passing (rain, autumn, winter) indicating a hundred-year vow; Sūrya shines approvingly.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deep contemplation of Sūrya’s greatness and long-term steady devotion are portrayed as powerful means to attain divine satisfaction and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is a narrative of prolonged Sūrya-upāsanā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sustained bhakti/upāsanā over time; the verse implies continuous devotional practice rather than naming a single rite.