Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा सूर्य लोके महीयते

Transliteration

sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā sūrya loke mahīyate

Translation

L’âme comblée de tout désir légitime, il est honoré dans le monde de Sūrya.

Word by Word

• सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा: one whose self is enriched with all desires (fulfilled)
• सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्ध (कृदन्त; सम्+ऋध्) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिसमासः—“यस्य आत्मा सर्वकामैः समृद्धः सः”

• सूर्य: O Sun
• सूर्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—“is honored/is glorified”

Speaker

Sūrya (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāmbāditya-tīrtha at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous vision of Sūrya-loka: radiant golden city/realm with the Sun enthroned; the devotee, purified and honored, is welcomed by attendants; below, a faint memory of the Prabhāsa shrine and kund.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-dharma yields both worldly well-being and higher posthumous attainments when performed with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the Sāmbāditya-associated tīrtha and its rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse summarizes the fruit of the previously described snāna, śrāddha, brāhmaṇa-feeding, and Sāmbāditya worship.