Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124

Devanagari script

पुत्रपौत्रसमायुक्ता धनधान्यसमायुताः । भुक्त्वा भोगानिह बहून्सूर्यलोके वसन्ति ते

Transliteration

putrapautrasamāyuktā dhanadhānyasamāyutāḥ | bhuktvā bhogāniha bahūnsūryaloke vasanti te

Translation

Pourvus de fils et de petits-fils, comblés de richesses et de grains, ils goûtent ici-bas de nombreux plaisirs; puis ils demeurent dans le monde de Sūrya.

Word by Word

• putra-pautra-samāyuktāḥ: endowed with sons and grandsons
• putra-pautra-samāyuktāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + pautra (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyukta (कृदन्त, सम्-आ-युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); उपपद-तत्पुरुष (putra-pautraiḥ samāyuktāḥ = endowed with sons and grandsons)

• dhana-dhānya-samāyutāḥ: possessed of wealth and grain
• dhana-dhānya-samāyutāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyuta (कृदन्त, सम्-आ-यु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); उपपद-तत्पुरुष (dhana-dhānyena samāyutāḥ = possessed of wealth and grain)

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed
• bhuktvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• bhogān: enjoyments
• bhogān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• bahūn: many
• bahūn: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sūrya-loke: in the world of the Sun
• sūrya-loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sūryasya lokaḥ)

• vasanti: they dwell
• vasanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (वस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Guptakṣetra (Jayāditya sambandha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous household blessed by the deity: children and grandchildren gathered, granaries full, fields of grain; above, a radiant Sūrya-loka vision—golden city or solar orb—signifying afterlife ascent.

Characters & Entities

• Sūryaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous connection to the sacred kṣetra is portrayed as yielding both worldly flourishing and auspicious posthumous realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the rewards connected to the Guptakṣetra/Koṭitīrtha/Mahīnagaraka narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it describes the fruits (phala) of the associated devotion/merit.