Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 186

Devanagari script

सूर्योदये महादेवि मध्याह्नेऽस्तमने तथा । अर्घो यो दीयते सूर्ये वल्लभोऽसौ मम प्रिये

Transliteration

sūryodaye mahādevi madhyāhne'stamane tathā | argho yo dīyate sūrye vallabho'sau mama priye

Translation

Au lever du soleil, ô Mahādevī, à midi et au coucher du soleil, quiconque offre l'arghya au Soleil est cher à mon cœur, ô bien-aimée.

Word by Word

• सूर्योदये: at sunrise
• सूर्योदये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्योदय (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य + उदय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देवी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular

• मध्याह्ने: at midday
• मध्याह्ने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular

• अस्तमने: at sunset
• अस्तमने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्तमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — adverb (‘likewise’)

• अर्घः: arghya offering
• अर्घः: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• यः: which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Relative pronoun, nominative singular

• दीयते: is given, is offered
• दीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद — Present passive 3rd sg

• सूर्ये: to the Sun
• सूर्ये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular

• वल्लभः: dear
• वल्लभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — predicate adjective for अर्घः

• असौ: that (one), that (offering)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Demonstrative pronoun

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī/Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three-part tableau: at dawn, noon, and dusk, a pilgrim at the water’s edge offers arghya; the Sun’s disc changes color across panels. A subtle Śiva-liṅga silhouette or crescent-marked aura indicates Śiva’s approval behind the solar radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Mahādevī
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular daily reverence to the Sun cultivates discipline and earns Śiva’s approval.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer arghya to Sūrya at sunrise, midday, and sunset.