Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तिस्रः सन्ध्यास्त्रयो देवाः सांनिध्याः सूर्यमण्डले । नमस्कृतेन सूर्येण सर्वे देवा नमस्कृताः

Transliteration

tisraḥ sandhyāstrayo devāḥ sāṃnidhyāḥ sūryamaṇḍale | namaskṛtena sūryeṇa sarve devā namaskṛtāḥ

Translation

Les trois sandhyās et les trois dieux demeurent dans l’orbe du Soleil ; en saluant le Soleil, tous les dieux sont salués.

Word by Word

• तिस्रः: three
• तिस्रः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• सन्ध्याः: twilights; sandhyā times
• सन्ध्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सांनिध्याः: presences; proximities
• सांनिध्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• सूर्यमण्डले: in the solar orb
• सूर्यमण्डले: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): सूर्यस्य मण्डलम्

• नमस्कृतेन: by (the act of) salutation; by having been saluted
• नमस्कृतेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु) → नमस्कृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• सूर्येण: by the Sun
• सूर्येण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नमस्कृताः: saluted; honored
• नमस्कृताः: Karma-pradhāna predicate (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु) → नमस्कृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) within Revā Khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at riverbank during sandhyā offers arghya to the rising/setting Sun; within the radiant solar disc faint forms of multiple devas are suggested, indicating their sānnidhya.

Characters & Entities

• Sandhyā (three junctions)
• Sūrya
• Devas (collective)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sūrya is a divine convergence-point: honoring him integrates one’s worship with the entire pantheon and daily sacred time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the verse sacralizes daily practice (sandhyā) as a portable ‘tirtha’ centered on the Sun.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sandhyā-related Sun-salutation is implied: worship at the three junctions of the day, with Sūrya-namaskāra as central.