Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

इत्यहं हृदि संचिंत्य माहात्म्यं रविजं महत् । पूर्णं वर्षशतं पार्थ रविं भक्त्या ह्यतोषयम्

Transliteration

ityahaṃ hṛdi saṃciṃtya māhātmyaṃ ravijaṃ mahat | pūrṇaṃ varṣaśataṃ pārtha raviṃ bhaktyā hyatoṣayam

Translation

Así, guardando en mi corazón la gran gloria nacida de Ravi, oh Pārtha, complací al Señor Ravi con devoción durante cien años completos.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (thus)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• hṛdi: in (my) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• saṃcintya: having contemplated
• saṃcintya: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃcintya (कृदन्त; √cint चिन्तायाम्, सम्-उपसर्ग; ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund): ‘having reflected’

• māhātmyam: the greatness (glory)
• māhātmyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ravi-jam: born of/pertaining to Ravi (the Sun)
• ravi-jam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक; √jan जने)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with māhātmyam)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with māhātmyam)

• pūrṇam: complete/full
• pūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with varṣaśatam)

• varṣa-śatam: a hundred years
• varṣa-śatam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time extent/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः

• pārtha: O Pārtha
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• ravim: Ravi (the Sun)
• ravim: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुवाचक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• atoṣayam: I satisfied/pleased
• atoṣayam: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tuṣ (तोषणे)
• Form: लङ्-लकारः (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तम-पुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम्; अ-आगमः (augment)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) quoting a narrator/devotee addressing Arjuna (Kaunteya/Pārtha) (deduced from vocative)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An aged devotee (or sage) seated in meditation at sunrise, holding the mahātmya in heart; behind him a subtle montage of seasons passing (rain, autumn, winter) indicating a hundred-year vow; Sūrya shines approvingly.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deep contemplation of Sūrya’s greatness and long-term steady devotion are portrayed as powerful means to attain divine satisfaction and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is a narrative of prolonged Sūrya-upāsanā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sustained bhakti/upāsanā over time; the verse implies continuous devotional practice rather than naming a single rite.