Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

सांबादित्यस्तदारभ्य सर्वव्याधिहरो रविः । ददाति सर्वभक्तेभ्योऽनामयाः सर्वसंपदः

Transliteration

sāṃbādityastadārabhya sarvavyādhiharo raviḥ | dadāti sarvabhaktebhyo'nāmayāḥ sarvasaṃpadaḥ

Translation

From that time onward, Sāmbāditya—the Sun—became the remover of all diseases, bestowing upon all his devotees freedom from illness and every kind of prosperity.

Word by Word

• सांबादित्यः: Sāmba-Āditya (a form of the Sun)
• सांबादित्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांब + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सांबस्य आदित्यः)

• तद्: then/thereupon
• तद्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal reference)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘तद्’ = ‘ततः/तस्मात्’ इत्यर्थे (idiomatic)

• आरभ्य: starting from
• आरभ्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘आरभ्य’ = ‘आरम्भं कृत्वा/आरम्भात्’ (from the beginning)

• सर्वव्याधिहरः: remover of all diseases
• सर्वव्याधिहरः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + व्याधि + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां व्याधीनां हरः)

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सर्वभक्तेभ्यः: to all devotees
• सर्वभक्तेभ्यः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे भक्ताः)

• अनामयाः: free from illness
• अनामयाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषार्थः (आमय-रहिताः)

• सर्वसंपदः: all prosperities
• सर्वसंपदः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाः संपदः)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāmbakuṇḍa / Sāmbāditya-tīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāmbāditya as radiant Sūrya-deva bestowing healing light upon devotees near a sacred kuṇḍa in Kāśī; supplicants offer arghya, flowers, and lamps; the atmosphere suggests recovery and prosperity.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmbāditya
• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Sāmbāditya (Sūrya) is praised as a dharmic means to attain health, well-being, and auspicious prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Sāmbāditya/Sāmbakuṇḍa praise within Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed here; the shloka emphasizes the general fruit (phala) of devotion and worship of Sāmbāditya.