Shloka 73

The Arkāṅga Saptamī (Bhāskara Saptamī) Vow: Origin of Sūrya, Pacification of Rays, and Māgha Saptamī Observance

Devanagari script

एवं स्वर्गक्षयादेव राजा भूमौ महाधनी । मर्त्यलोके पुराभ्यासात्करोति भास्करव्रतम्

Transliteration

evaṃ svargakṣayādeva rājā bhūmau mahādhanī | martyaloke purābhyāsātkaroti bhāskaravratam

Translation

かくして天界における功徳が尽きると、その王は地上にきわめて富める者として生まれ、死すべき世においても、前世の修習の力により、太陽神バースカラの誓戒（バースカラ・ヴラタ）を修する。

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• svarga-kṣayāt: from the exhaustion of heaven (merit)
• svarga-kṣayāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (svargasya kṣayaḥ)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• bhūmau: on earth
• bhūmau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• mahā-dhanī: very wealthy
• mahā-dhanī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhanin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (mahān dhānī)

• martya-loke: in the mortal world
• martya-loke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (martyānāṃ lokaḥ)

• purā-abhyāsāt: due to prior practice
• purā-abhyāsāt: Hetu (हेतु/कारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + abhyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (purā kṛtaḥ abhyāsaḥ)

• karoti: does; performs
• karoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ, धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• bhāskara-vratam: the Bhāskara (Sun) vow
• bhāskara-vratam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (bhāskarasya vratam)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual narrator within the Adhyaya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: svargakṣayādeva = svarga-kṣayāt eva; purābhyāsātkaroti = purā-abhyāsāt karoti.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)

FAQs

What does this verse say about svarga (heaven) and its impermanence?

It states that enjoyment in svarga ends when accumulated merit is depleted (svargakṣaya), after which the soul returns to earthly birth.

What role does purābhyāsa (former practice) play in this verse?

It teaches that prior spiritual habits carry forward, inclining a person to repeat the same observances—here, continuing the Bhāskara-vrata in a new life.

What ethical or practical lesson is implied for a practitioner?

Merit-based rewards are temporary, but sustained devotional discipline and vows can shape long-term spiritual tendencies across lifetimes.