Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सूर्यभक्तिपरा ये च नित्यं तद्गतमानसाः । ये स्मरंति सदा सूर्यं न ते दुःखस्य भाजिनः

Transliteration

sūryabhaktiparā ye ca nityaṃ tadgatamānasāḥ | ye smaraṃti sadā sūryaṃ na te duḥkhasya bhājinaḥ

Translation

スーリヤへの信愛に生き、心を常に御身に沈め、絶えず太陽神を念ずる者は、悲しみを受けることがない。

Word by Word

• sūrya-bhakti-parāḥ: devoted to Sun-worship
• sūrya-bhakti-parāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• ye: who (those who)
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• tad-gata-mānasāḥ: whose minds are fixed on Him (the Sun)
• tad-gata-mānasāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam गतौ) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• smaranti: remember
• smaranti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (स्मरणे)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• sūryam: the Sun
• sūryam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• duḥkhasya: of sorrow
• duḥkhasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• bhājinaḥ: sharers/partakers
• bhājinaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhājin (प्रातिपदिक; √bhaj सेवायाम्/भागे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at dawn stands facing the rising sun, hands in añjali, mind absorbed; rays form a protective halo, while shadows of sorrow recede behind.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion and constant remembrance of Sūrya is taught as a means to overcome duḥkha (sorrow).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the verse highlights an inner practice—mind fixed on Sūrya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuous smaraṇa (remembrance) and sustained bhakti (devotion), rather than a detailed external ritual.