Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

विबुद्धस्त्वथ सप्तम्यां भक्त्या भानुं समर्चयेत् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेद्भक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यं विवर्जयेत्

Transliteration

vibuddhastvatha saptamyāṃ bhaktyā bhānuṃ samarcayet | brāhmaṇānbhojayedbhaktyā vittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarjayet

Translation

Dann soll man am siebten Mondtag beim Morgengrauen in Hingabe Bhānu (die Sonne) verehren; und in Hingabe Brahmanen speisen, wobei man Trug und Geiz im Umgang mit Reichtum meidet.

Word by Word

• विबुद्धः: awakened
• विबुद्धः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विबुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; बुध् + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘awakened’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha-bodhaka (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (tithi)
• सप्तम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथि-नाम (on the seventh lunar day)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• भानुम्: the Sun
• भानुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समर्चयेत्: should worship
• समर्चयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु) [णिच् causative: भोजय-]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘cause to eat/feed’)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वित्तशाठ्यम्: deceit regarding wealth
• वित्तशाठ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + शाठ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वित्तस्य शाठ्यम्)

• विवर्जयेत्: should avoid
• विवर्जयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, continuing the Māgha vrata procedure)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya-upāsanā context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn on Saptamī, a devotee faces the rising sun near the Prabhāsa shore/temple precinct, offering arghya and flowers; nearby, brāhmaṇas are respectfully seated for bhojana; the devotee’s open-handed giving contrasts with the admonition against stinginess.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānu
• Sūrya
• Brāhmaṇas
• Saptamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is completed by generosity—true worship includes ethical giving and hospitality, not merely ritual.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Bhānu/Bhāskara worship context within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Saptamī: awaken early, worship the Sun with bhakti, feed Brāhmaṇas, and avoid miserliness or deceit in charity.