Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 130

Devanagari script

तस्यां दत्तं हुतं चेष्टं सर्वमेवाक्षयं मतम् । सर्वदारिद्र्यशमनं भास्करप्रीतये मतम्

Transliteration

tasyāṃ dattaṃ hutaṃ ceṣṭaṃ sarvamevākṣayaṃ matam | sarvadāridryaśamanaṃ bhāskaraprītaye matam

Translation

An jenem Tag gilt alles, was gegeben, ins heilige Feuer dargebracht (homa) oder als religiöse Handlung unternommen wird, als von unerschöpflicher Frucht. Man hält ihn für die Stillung jeder Armut, da er zur Freude Bhāskaras (der Sonne) vollzogen wird.

Word by Word

• tasyām: on that (day)
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in that (tithi)’

• dattam: what is given (charity)
• dattam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √dā (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that which is given’ (gift)

• hutam: what is offered (oblation)
• hutam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √hu (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘offering made into fire’

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

• iṣṭam: what is performed (as sacrifice/rite)
• iṣṭam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √yaj (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘sacrifice performed / desired act’ (here: ritual act)

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• akṣayam: imperishable
• akṣayam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• matam: is considered
• matam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / mata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि—‘is considered’

• sarva-dāridrya-śamanam: removal of all poverty
• sarva-dāridrya-śamanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + dāridrya (प्रातिपदिक) + śamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सर्वदारिद्र्यस्य शमनम्’

• bhāskara-prītaye: for the pleasure of the Sun
• bhāskara-prītaye: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘भास्करस्य प्रीतये’

• matam: is held (to be)
• matam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / mata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘is held/considered’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ratha-saptamī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunrise on Ratha-saptamī, devotees offer arghya; a small homa fire burns; gifts are distributed; Bhāskara shines overhead, symbolically dissolving ‘daridrya’ as darkness recedes.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dedicated action on a sanctified tithi yields lasting merit and supports worldly well-being when performed with devotional intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the glorification centers on the tithi (Ratha-saptamī) and Sūrya devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (giving), homa (fire oblations), and other dharmic undertakings on that day are said to become akṣaya and alleviate poverty.