Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

दत्तं जप्तं हुतं स्नातं यत्किंचित्सदनुष्ठितम् । भानूपरागे श्राद्धादि तद्धेतुर्ब्रध्न संनिधे

Transliteration

dattaṃ japtaṃ hutaṃ snātaṃ yatkiṃcitsadanuṣṭhitam | bhānūparāge śrāddhādi taddheturbradhna saṃnidhe

Translation

สิ่งใดก็ตามที่ปฏิบัติอย่างถูกต้อง—การให้ทาน การสวดชปะ การบูชาโหมะ การอาบน้ำ และพิธีเช่นศราทธะ—ในกาลสุริยคราส ทั้งหมดนั้นย่อมให้ผลสูงสุดในสำนักของพระบรัธนะ (พระอาทิตย์)

Word by Word

• दत्तम्: given (donated)
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• जप्तम्: recited
• जप्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• हुतम्: offered into fire
• हुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• स्नातम्: bathed
• स्नातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Sambandha (Indefinite/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.); अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (indefinite)

• सत्: properly; good
• सत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; अस्-धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.); विशेषणरूपेण

• अनुष्ठितम्: performed
• अनुष्ठितम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• भानूपरागे: at the solar eclipse
• भानूपरागे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु + उपराग (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भानोः उपरागः)

• श्राद्धादि: śrāddha and the like
• श्राद्धादि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध + आदि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.); तत्पुरुषः (श्राद्धं आदि यस्य)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• हेतुः: cause; basis
• हेतुः: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्रध्न: O Bradhna (Sun)
• ब्रध्न: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रध्न (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संनिधे: O (one) near/present (O Presence)
• संनिधे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhānūparāga-kāla (solar eclipse time) under Bradhna (Sūrya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Eclipse-time ritual montage: a devotee chanting japa, another offering into homa-fire, families performing snāna and śrāddha-tarpaṇa; above them the eclipsed Sun labeled Bradhna, radiating a concentrated aura of presence.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānūparāga (solar eclipse)
• Bradhna (Sūrya)
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred time aligns with divine presence, every sincere and proper observance becomes a powerful cause of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse glorifies the sacred time of solar eclipse under the Sun’s presence (Bradhna), rather than a single named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

During a solar eclipse: dāna (charity), japa (mantra-recitation), homa (oblations), snāna (bathing), and śrāddha and related rites.