Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

इदं व्रतं मया देव गृहीतं पुरतस्तव । अविघ्नं सिद्धिमायातु प्रसादात्तव भास्कर

Transliteration

idaṃ vrataṃ mayā deva gṛhītaṃ puratastava | avighnaṃ siddhimāyātu prasādāttava bhāskara

Translation

အို ဘုရားသခင်၊ ဤဝရတကို သင်၏ရှေ့မှောက်၌ ကျွန်ုပ်က လက်ခံယူထားပါသည်။ အို ဘာස්ကရ၊ သင်၏ကရုဏာကြောင့် အတားအဆီးမရှိဘဲ ပြည့်စုံစေပါစေ။

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• देव: O Lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृहीतम्: undertaken/accepted
• गृहीतम्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गृहीत (कृदन्त, √ग्रह्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been undertaken’ (elliptic finite sense)

• पुरतः: in the presence of
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, स्थानवाचक (locative adverb: in front of)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अविघ्नम्: without hindrance
• अविघ्नम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (without obstacles)

• सिद्धिम्: success/fulfillment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आयातु: may it come/attain
• आयातु: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भास्कर: O Sun
• भास्कर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Devotee/vratin (mantra-prayer within the ritual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee addresses the radiant Sun with steady gaze and folded hands; a subtle halo surrounds the Sun; the scene conveys assurance that the vow will be completed without hindrance.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (Sūrya)
• Bhāskara
• Vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow succeeds through divine grace and steady resolve; the devotee explicitly surrenders outcomes to the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The line is a universal vrata-prayer; the tīrtha setting is implicit in the chapter, not explicit here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Declare the undertaking of the vow before the deity and pray for avighna-siddhi through the Sun’s grace.