Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एतस्मात्कारणात्तत्र भगवांस्तीक्ष्णदीधितिः । चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्यां सांनिध्यं कुरुते सदा

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | etasmātkāraṇāttatra bhagavāṃstīkṣṇadīdhitiḥ | caitraśuklacaturdaśyāṃ sāṃnidhyaṃ kurute sadā

Translation

Sūta berkata: “Atas sebab inilah, Yang Terpuji yang bercahaya tajam (Dewa Surya) sentiasa menzahirkan kehadiran-Nya di sana pada hari keempat belas paruh terang bulan Caitra.”

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta
• सूतः: Karta (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एतस्मात्: from this/therefore
• एतस्मात्: Apadana (Cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• कारणात्: because of the reason
• कारणात्: Apadana (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (Locative adverb)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीक्ष्णदीधितिः: the sharp-rayed one (Sun)
• तीक्ष्णदीधितिः: Karta (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीक्ष्ण + दीधिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Descriptive: 'sharp-rayed'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); भगवान् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्याम्: on Caitra bright-fortnight fourteenth
• चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र + शुक्ल + चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (Determinative: 'the 14th (tithi) of the bright fortnight of Caitra'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सान्निध्यम्: presence/nearby attendance
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरुते: does/makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (Adverb of time: always)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (standard Sūta frame; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates to an assembly; in a parallel vignette, Sūrya’s radiant presence descends upon the shrine on Caitra śukla caturdaśī—pilgrims gather, lamps lit, the liṅga bathed in sunlight.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Tīkṣṇadīdhiti)
• Caitra-śukla-caturdaśī
• Tīrtha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time and sacred place converge: on the appointed tithi, divine presence becomes especially accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha where Sūrya’s presence is assured on Caitra śukla Caturdaśī; the site is established in the preceding narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observing Caitra bright Caturdaśī at the specified tīrtha for worship/darśana due to Sūrya’s special sāṃnidhya.