Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

एवंविधस्त्वसौ देवो भट्टादित्योऽत्र तिष्ठति । भूयानतोऽपि बहुशः पापहा धर्मवर्धनः

Transliteration

evaṃvidhastvasau devo bhaṭṭādityo'tra tiṣṭhati | bhūyānato'pi bahuśaḥ pāpahā dharmavardhanaḥ

Translation

เทพองค์นั้น—ภัฏฏาทิตยะ—สถิตอยู่ ณ ที่นี้โดยแท้ เมื่อบูชาซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า ยิ่งให้ผลยิ่งใหญ่ เป็นผู้ทำลายบาปและเพิ่มพูนธรรมะ

Word by Word

• एवं-विधः: of such a kind
• एवं-विधः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (एवम् प्रकारः)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (contrast/emphasis)

• असौ: that (deity)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भट्ट-आदित्यः: Bhaṭṭāditya (name/title of the Sun)
• भट्ट-आदित्यः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भट्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (भट्टः आदित्यः)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• तिष्ठति: stands / remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भूयान्: greater
• भूयान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयस्/भूय (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक/अधिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तुलनार्थक-विशेषणम् (greater)

• अतः: than this / from this
• अतः: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थे (from this/therefore; here: ‘than this’)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (even/also)

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Kriya-visheshana (Frequency/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शस्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्ययम् (adverb: ‘many times/often’)

• पाप-हा: destroyer of sins
• पाप-हा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हन् (धातु) → ह (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (पापं हन्ति इति), कर्तरि कृदन्तः

• धर्म-वर्धनः: increaser of dharma
• धर्म-वर्धनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य वर्धनः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhaṭṭāditya-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhaṭṭāditya as a radiant solar deity installed in a shrine; pilgrims approach in successive waves (suggesting ‘bahuśaḥ’), offering flowers and arghya; a visual motif of dark stains dissolving (sins) and a growing dharma-lotus.

Characters & Entities

• Bhaṭṭāditya
• Āditya (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A deity’s abiding presence in a sacred context makes repeated worship especially transformative—removing pāpa and strengthening dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse indicates a local sacred presence of Bhaṭṭāditya (“here”), but the exact place-name is not included in the provided snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Repeated acts of reverence/worship are recommended, emphasizing frequency (“bahuśaḥ”) for pāpa-nāśa and dharma-vṛddhi.