Shloka 5

Appeasement Rite of the Sun

Sunday Vrata, Mantra, and Healing Praise

Devanagari script

सप्तम्याश्च सदाचारं सर्वमेवार्कवासरे । कुर्वतः प्रीतिमाप्नोति सगणः परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

saptamyāśca sadācāraṃ sarvamevārkavāsare | kurvataḥ prītimāpnoti sagaṇaḥ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

เมื่อผู้ใดประพฤติสัทธรรมและมรรยาทอันถูกต้องทั้งปวงในวันสัปตมี—โดยเฉพาะเมื่อสัปตมีตรงกับวันอาทิตย์—พระปรเมศวรพร้อมด้วยหมู่คณะ (คณะคณา) ย่อมทรงพอพระทัย

Word by Word

• सप्तम्याः: of the seventh (lunar day)
• सप्तम्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• सद्-आचारम्: good conduct
• सद्-आचारम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सद् = उत्तमः आचारः)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सदाचारम्)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अर्क-वासरे: on Sunday
• अर्क-वासरे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अर्कस्य वासरः)

• कुर्वतः: of one who does/observes
• कुर्वतः: Sambandha (Genitive agent/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present Active Participle); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive absolute/possessive)

• प्रीतिम्: pleasure/favor
• प्रीतिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स-गणः: together with (his) attendants
• स-गणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गणैः सह)

• परम-ईश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teachings context within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्तम्याश्च→सप्तम्याः च; सर्वमेवार्कवासरे→सर्वम् एव अर्क-वासरे; प्रीतिमाप्नोति→प्रीतिम् आप्नोति; सगणः→स-गणः; परमेश्वरः→परम-ईश्वरः

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Gaṇas
• Arka (Sun)

FAQs

What practice does this verse recommend for Saptamī (the seventh lunar day)?

It recommends observing sadācāra—righteous conduct and proper religious observances—on Saptamī, with special emphasis when Saptamī coincides with Sunday (Arka-vāsara).

Who is ‘Parameśvara’ here, and why are ‘gaṇas’ mentioned?

‘Parameśvara’ is a title meaning “Supreme Lord,” commonly used for Śiva in Purāṇic contexts. Mentioning his gaṇas (attendants) underscores that the observance pleases not only the Lord but also his divine retinue, indicating comprehensive divine approval.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed by the verse?

The verse links spiritual merit to ethical discipline: sincere, whole-hearted right conduct (sadācāra) performed on sacred calendrical occasions is portrayed as a direct cause of divine pleasure and blessing.