Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एतस्मात्कारणात्तत्र भगवांस्तीक्ष्णदीधितिः । चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्यां सांनिध्यं कुरुते सदा

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | etasmātkāraṇāttatra bhagavāṃstīkṣṇadīdhitiḥ | caitraśuklacaturdaśyāṃ sāṃnidhyaṃ kurute sadā

Translation

Sūta dit : «C’est pour cette raison que le Bienheureux aux rayons acérés (le Soleil) manifeste toujours sa présence en ce lieu, le quatorzième jour de la quinzaine claire de Caitra».

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एतस्मात्: from this/therefore
• एतस्मात्: Apadana (Cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• कारणात्: because of the reason
• कारणात्: Apadana (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (Locative adverb)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीक्ष्णदीधितिः: the sharp-rayed one (Sun)
• तीक्ष्णदीधितिः: Karta (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीक्ष्ण + दीधिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Descriptive: 'sharp-rayed'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); भगवान् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्याम्: on Caitra bright-fortnight fourteenth
• चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र + शुक्ल + चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (Determinative: 'the 14th (tithi) of the bright fortnight of Caitra'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सान्निध्यम्: presence/nearby attendance
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरुते: does/makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (Adverb of time: always)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (standard Sūta frame; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates to an assembly; in a parallel vignette, Sūrya’s radiant presence descends upon the shrine on Caitra śukla caturdaśī—pilgrims gather, lamps lit, the liṅga bathed in sunlight.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Tīkṣṇadīdhiti)
• Caitra-śukla-caturdaśī
• Tīrtha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time and sacred place converge: on the appointed tithi, divine presence becomes especially accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha where Sūrya’s presence is assured on Caitra śukla Caturdaśī; the site is established in the preceding narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observing Caitra bright Caturdaśī at the specified tīrtha for worship/darśana due to Sūrya’s special sāṃnidhya.