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

On that day, whatever is given, offered into the sacred fire (homa), or undertaken as a religious observance is regarded as inexhaustible in its result. It is held to quell every form of poverty, being done for the pleasure of Bhāskara (the Sun).

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.