Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

समागतः सूर्यलोकात्प्राप्तं नेत्रफलं च मे । भवद्विधैर्विप्रमुख्यैः संजल्पनसहासनात्

Transliteration

samāgataḥ sūryalokātprāptaṃ netraphalaṃ ca me | bhavadvidhairvipramukhyaiḥ saṃjalpanasahāsanāt

Translation

“நான் சூரியலோகத்திலிருந்து வந்தேன்; என் கண்களுக்கு உரிய பலனையும் பெற்றேன். உங்களைப் போன்ற பிராமணச் சிறந்தவர்களுடன் உரையாடி, உடன் அமர்ந்ததனால் இப்புண்ணியம் கிடைத்தது.”

Word by Word

• समागतः: having come; arrived
• समागतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+गम् (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; (अहम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• सूर्यलोकात्: from Sūryaloka (the Sun-world)
• सूर्यलोकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• प्राप्तम्: obtained; attained
• प्राप्तम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; (फलम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• नेत्रफलम्: fruit of the eyes (benefit of seeing)
• नेत्रफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• मे: my; to me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) / चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (my)

• भवद्विधैः: by those like you
• भवद्विधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवत् + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; विशेषण (विप्रमुख्यैः)

• विप्रमुख्यैः: by foremost brāhmaṇas
• विप्रमुख्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• संजल्पनसहासनात्: from conversation and laughter
• संजल्पनसहासनात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजल्पन + सहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; (संजल्पनं च सहासनं च)

Speaker

Bhāskara (Sūrya)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Foremost brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis (vipra-mukhyāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya, now seated respectfully among brāhmaṇas, speaks with gratitude; the composition emphasizes equality-in-dharma: a deva sharing a seat with sages, with a gentle radiance rather than overpowering blaze.

Characters & Entities

• Sūryaloka
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy company (satsaṅga) and respectful dialogue are portrayed as a direct spiritual reward, equal to sacred vision.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is specified; Sūryaloka is referenced as the Sun’s celestial realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes satsaṅga—sitting and speaking with the righteous.