Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

अर्चितः सविता सूते सुतान्पशु वसूनि च । व्याधीन्हरेद्ददात्यायुः पूरयेद्वांछितान्यपि

Transliteration

arcitaḥ savitā sūte sutānpaśu vasūni ca | vyādhīnhareddadātyāyuḥ pūrayedvāṃchitānyapi

Translation

சவிதா (சூரியன்) வழிபடப்பட்டால் புதல்வர், மாடுபசு முதலியவை, செல்வம் அளிப்பான்; நோய்களை நீக்கி, நீண்ட ஆயுள் தந்து, விரும்பிய பயன்களையும் நிறைவேற்றுவான்.

Word by Word

• arcitaḥ: worshipped
• arcitaḥ: Karta-predicative (Qualifier of subject/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arc (धातु) + ta (क्त, कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• savitā: the Sun (Savitṛ)
• savitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: savitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• sūte: produces/grants
• sūte: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• sutān: sons
• sutān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• paśūn: cattle/animals
• paśūn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• vasūni: wealth/goods
• vasūni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

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

• vyādhīn: diseases
• vyādhīn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• haret: removes
• haret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (injunctive/imperative sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• āyuḥ: life/long life
• āyuḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (कर्म)

• pūrayet: fulfills
• pūrayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pṝ (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्, causative)
• Form: लोट् (injunctive/imperative sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिजन्त

• vāṃchitāni: desired things
• vāṃchitāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāṃchita (vāṃch धातु + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; क्त-कृदन्त used substantively

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (also/even)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly as Skanda teaching Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sūrya-upāsanā in Kāśī (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn on a Kāśī ghat, a devotee offers arghya to the rising Sun; rays illuminate the Ganga; behind, a small Sūrya shrine and priests chant; symbols of sons, cattle, and wealth appear as auspicious motifs; a healed patient stands nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Savitṛ (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent worship of the Sun, a cosmic witness and sustainer, supports both worldly welfare and dharmic fulfilment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a general phala-śruti within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s ritual teaching; no single tīrtha is named in the verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It commends Savitṛ worship (Sūrya-upāsanā) and lists its fruits: offspring, prosperity, disease-removal, longevity, and fulfilment of desires.