Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

चिंतयित्वाथ मार्त्तंडमुद्यंतं प्रणमेत्सदा । गंधं पुष्पं च तांबूलं शाकं पक्वफलादिकम्

Transliteration

ciṃtayitvātha mārttaṃḍamudyaṃtaṃ praṇametsadā | gaṃdhaṃ puṣpaṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ śākaṃ pakvaphalādikam

Translation

Ensuite, après avoir contemplé Mārtaṇḍa (le Soleil) se levantant, qu’on se prosterne toujours. Qu’on offre parfum, fleurs, bétel, légumes, fruits mûrs et autres offrandes semblables.

Word by Word

• चिंतयित्वा: having contemplated
• चिंतयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्तय् (धातु, नामधातु/चिन्त्-प्रेरण)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: चिन्तय् (चिन्त्/चिन्तयति), क्रियाविशेषणभावः

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक अव्यय (then)

• मार्त्तण्डम्: Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun)
• मार्त्तण्डम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्त्तण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उद्यन्तम्: rising
• उद्यन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + यत् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: उद्; विशेषणम् (मार्त्तण्डम्)

• प्रणमेत्: should bow (to)
• प्रणमेत्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; धातु: नम्, उपसर्ग: प्र

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• गन्धम्: fragrance (sandal/paste)
• गन्धम्: Karman (Object/Offering item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुष्पम्: flower
• पुष्पम्: Karman (Object/Offering item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (leaf)
• ताम्बूलम्: Karman (Object/Offering item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शाकम्: vegetable/greens
• शाकम्: Karman (Object/Offering item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पक्वफलादिकम्: ripe fruits and the like
• पक्वफलादिकम्: Karman (Object/Offering item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्व (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समाहार/तत्पुरुषप्रायः (पक्वफलम् आदि यस्य तत्)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative instruction within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prātaḥ-sūrya-darśana (as nitya-tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee on a riverbank or courtyard at first light, hands folded toward the emerging solar disc; a small offering tray with flowers, sandal paste, betel leaves, greens, and ripe fruits; rays spreading like a mandala across water and sky.

Characters & Entities

• Mārtaṇḍa (Sūrya)
• Offerings (gandha, puṣpa, tāmbūla, śāka, phala)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Daily discipline begins with mindful sunrise worship—recognizing the Sun as a visible form of divine order sustaining life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the instruction is universally applicable to daily practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sunrise contemplation and prostration, along with simple offerings such as fragrance, flowers, betel, greens, and fruits.