Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा सूर्य लोके महीयते

Transliteration

sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā sūrya loke mahīyate

Translation

അവൻ എല്ലാ ധർമ്മസമ്മത ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളാലും സമൃദ്ധാത്മാവായി സൂര്യലോകത്തിൽ മഹത്വത്തോടെ ആദരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.

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.