Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यस्तान्पूजयते भक्त्या हृदि कृत्वाऽभिवांछितान् । सप्तम्यां चैव सप्तम्यां लभते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

yastānpūjayate bhaktyā hṛdi kṛtvā'bhivāṃchitān | saptamyāṃ caiva saptamyāṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ଯେ କେହି ଭକ୍ତିରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପୂଜା କରି, ହୃଦୟରେ ଅଭିଷ୍ଟ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ଧାରଣ କରେ, ସେ ସପ୍ତମୀ ଦିନେ ସେଇ ଫଳ ପାଏ—ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धबोधक-यः (relative pronoun)

• tān: those (them)
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• pūjayate: worships
• pūjayate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• hṛdi: in (the) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtvā: having made/placing
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• abhivāṃchitān: desired (ones)
• abhivāṃchitān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√vāñch (धातु) → abhivāñchita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifier) तान् इति

• saptamyām: on the seventh (day)
• saptamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); तिथिवाचक/कालवाचक

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

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• saptamyām: on the seventh (day)
• saptamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation particle)

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhāskara-sthāna within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa-sattamāḥ / Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees stand before multiple Sūrya icons at dawn on Saptamī, offering arghya with copper vessels; their faces show focused saṅkalpa and devotion as sunlight streams into the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Saptamī
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused devotion (bhakti) combined with inner intention (hṛdaya-saṅkalpa) is presented as a direct means to attain desired results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, where the Bhāskara forms established there are worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhāskara-pūjā performed on Saptamī, with devotional concentration on one’s intended goal.