Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

इष्टकामैः समायुक्तः सूर्यलोके चिरं वसेत्

Transliteration

iṣṭakāmaiḥ samāyuktaḥ sūryaloke ciraṃ vaset

Translation

Mit den ersehnten Wünschen ausgestattet, verweilt er lange in der Welt der Sonne.

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.