Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

रक्षणीयः सुकृच्छ्रेषु संकटेषु सदैव हि । त्वयि गोचरपीडायां संस्थिते चार्कसंभव

Transliteration

rakṣaṇīyaḥ sukṛcchreṣu saṃkaṭeṣu sadaiva hi | tvayi gocarapīḍāyāṃ saṃsthite cārkasaṃbhava

Translation

苛烈な苦難と危急のときには、常に彼を守護すべし—とりわけ汝が苦しきゴーチャラ（惑星運行の障り）に在るとき、ああ太陽の御子よ。

Word by Word

• रक्षणीयः: should be protected
• रक्षणीयः: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्षणीय (रक्ष्-धातु, अनीयर्/तव्यत्-भाव; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be protected)

• सुकृच्छ्रेषु: in severe hardships
• सुकृच्छ्रेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; (कर्मधारयः: सु-कृच्छ्र = अत्यन्त-कृच्छ्र)

• संकटेषु: in dangers
• संकटेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• एव: indeed; certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphasis/only)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• त्वयि: when you/ in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• गोचरपीडायाम्: in the affliction of (his) movement/orbit
• गोचरपीडायाम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोचर + पीडा (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: गोचरस्य पीडा)

• संस्थिते: when (it) is present/has occurred
• संस्थिते: Kala-adhikarana (Circumstance/काल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्थित (सम्-स्था-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when situated/when occurring)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अर्कसंभव: O son of the Sun
• अर्कसंभव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क + संभव (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: अर्कस्य संभवः = सूर्यपुत्र)

Speaker

Rājā Daśaratha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A protective decree: the devotee must be guarded in severe hardships, especially during painful gocara; the graha-deity is invoked as Arka-sambhava, looming yet restrained, turning from afflicter to guardian.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Śanaiścara
• Arka (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even during intense karmic phases (symbolized by difficult transits), dharmic support and divine restraint can protect the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Śani-śānti teaching within a tīrtha-māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is specified here; it states the desired outcome—protection during gocara-based distress.