Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

एतानि कीर्तनीयस्य सूर्यस्यामिततेजसः । नामानि यः पठेन्नित्यं सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

etāni kīrtanīyasya sūryasyāmitatejasaḥ | nāmāni yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

எவர் தினமும் போற்றத்தக்க, அளவற்ற ஒளியுடைய சூரியனின் இந்நாமங்களைப் பாராயணம் செய்கிறாரோ, அவர் எல்லா விருப்பங்களையும் அடைவார்.

Word by Word

• etāni: these
• etāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• kīrtanīyasya: of (him) who is to be praised/recited
• kīrtanīyasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kīrtanīya (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/√कीर् + अनीयर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्यय (gerundive)

• sūryasya: of the Sun
• sūryasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• amita-tejasaḥ: of immeasurable splendor
• amita-tejasaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amita (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः/विशेषण-समासः: अमिततेजस्

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• paṭhet: should recite/read
• paṭhet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष? (No) — प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nityam: daily; always
• nityam: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative): ‘always/daily’

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• avāpnuyāt: would obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context; likely Śiva to Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated facing the rising sun, rosary in hand, reciting Sūrya’s names; the sun’s rays form syllabic garlands (nāma-mālā) descending like blessings.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular nāma-recitation (japa/pāṭha) of Sūrya cultivates auspiciousness and supports the attainment of rightful goals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative frame; the teaching is presented as part of its sacred greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-pāṭha: daily recitation of Sūrya’s names (the aṣṭottaraśatanāma).