Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

किं किं न सविता सूते काले सम्यगुपासितः । आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं वसूनि सपशूनि च

Transliteration

kiṃ kiṃ na savitā sūte kāle samyagupāsitaḥ | āyurārogyamaiśvaryaṃ vasūni sapaśūni ca

Translation

What is it that Savitṛ does not bestow when properly worshipped at the proper time? He grants long life, health, prosperity, wealth, and even cattle.

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• किम्: what (indeed)
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• सविता: Savitṛ (the Sun)
• सविता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सूते: brings forth; produces
• सूते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• काले: at the proper time
• काले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उपासितः: worshipped; duly attended
• उपासितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• आयुः: long life
• आयुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• ऐश्वर्यम्: prosperity; lordship
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वसूनि: wealth; riches
• वसूनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• स-पशूनि: cattle (with animals)
• स-पशूनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; ‘स-’ उपपदपूर्वकं = “with ...”

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Savitṛ-upāsanā at sandhyā in Kāśī

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Savitṛ’s rays descend as distinct blessings—long-life as a steady golden thread, health as a green aura, prosperity as coins/grain, cattle as a small herd—while the worshipper stands in calm devotion at sandhyā.

Characters & Entities

• Savitṛ (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Timely, disciplined worship (kāla-samyama) of Savitṛ yields comprehensive well-being—bodily, social, and material.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharma-teaching stream, where Kāśī is the paradigm of right practice and its fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proper worship of Savitṛ at the prescribed times (Sandhyā), implying regular daily upāsanā.