Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

जयादित्यस्य यो नाम कीर्तयेदिह मानवः । सर्वरोगविनिर्मुक्तो लभेत्सोऽपि हृदीप्सितम्

Transliteration

jayādityasya yo nāma kīrtayediha mānavaḥ | sarvarogavinirmukto labhetso'pi hṛdīpsitam

Translation

ผู้ใดในโลกนี้สวดสรรเสริญหรือภาวนาพระนาม “ชัยอาทิตยะ” ผู้นั้นย่อมพ้นจากโรคทั้งปวง และได้สมปรารถนาอันเป็นที่รักในดวงใจด้วย

Word by Word

• जयादित्यस्य: of Jayāditya
• जयादित्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयादित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (जयः + आदित्यः)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकः (relative pronoun)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपदम्

• कीर्तयेत्: should recite/praise
• कीर्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु; √कीर्त्/कीर्तयति—नामोच्चारणे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष? (actually 3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मानवः: a man
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वरोगविनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all diseases
• सर्वरोगविनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रोग + विनिर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; विनिर्मुक्त = √मुच् क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वरोगेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु; √लभ्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• हृदि: in (his) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: the desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स्? desiderative sense ‘desired’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मपदम्

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jayāditya (deity/shrine)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (addressed in adjacent verses; dialogic frame continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in a tīrtha precinct recites ‘Jayāditya’ with folded hands; a subtle solar aura and healing light dispel illness, while the heart’s desired boon is symbolized by a lotus opening.

Characters & Entities

• Jayāditya
• Ravi (Sun)
• Mahīnagaraka (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine name-praise (kīrtana) is upheld as a dharmic remedy bringing both well-being and fulfillment of worthy desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Jayāditya (Sūrya) presence in Mahīnagaraka, where his name is especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-kīrtana: recitation/praise of Jayāditya’s name.