Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

एवं तु कुरुते योऽत्र सप्तमीं भास्करोद्भवाम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो निर्मलत्वं स गच्छति

Transliteration

evaṃ tu kurute yo'tra saptamīṃ bhāskarodbhavām | sarvapāpavinirmukto nirmalatvaṃ sa gacchati

Translation

Whoever, in this manner, observes here the Saptamī sacred to Bhāskara, becomes freed from all sins and attains purity.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोध (but/indeed)

• kurute: does/performs
• kurute: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun, Nominative singular

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• saptamīm: the seventh (lunar day)
• saptamīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• bhāskarodbhavām: arisen from the Sun (Sun-origin)
• bhāskarodbhavām: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhavā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः (भास्करात् उद्भवा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (qualifying saptamīm)

• sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ: freed from all sins
• sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vinirmukta (vi-nir-√muc धातु + क्त)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle used adjectivally

• nirmalatvam: purity/spotlessness
• nirmalatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirmalatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun, Nominative singular

• gacchati: goes/attains
• gacchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands purified after completing Saptamī worship: radiant sun above, the devotee with wet hair from snāna or fresh garments, hands in añjali; a subtle aura suggests 'nirmalatā' and release from sin.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara
• Saptamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere observance of sacred time (Saptamī) with prescribed acts leads to purification and moral renewal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The word ‘here’ points to the chapter’s tīrtha-context, though this verse itself highlights the vow’s fruit rather than naming the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observe Bhāskara-associated Saptamī according to the stated procedure to gain freedom from sins.