Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

जयादित्य जय स्वामिञ्जय भानो जयामल । जय वेदपते शश्वत्तारयास्मानहर्पते

Transliteration

jayāditya jaya svāmiñjaya bhāno jayāmala | jaya vedapate śaśvattārayāsmānaharpate

Translation

ชัยแด่พระชัยอาทิตย์! ชัยแด่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า! ชัยแด่พระภานุ! ชัยแด่พระผู้ไร้มลทิน! ชัยแด่เจ้าแห่งพระเวท—ข้าแต่เจ้าแห่งทิวา โปรดทรงช่วยข้ามพ้นเราเนืองนิตย์

Word by Word

• जय: hail / be victorious
• जय: Sambodhana-prayoga (Vocative utterance/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; धातु: जि (जयार्थे); आशीर्वाद/उद्घोष-प्रयोगः (‘be victorious’/‘hail’)

• आदित्य: O Āditya (Sun)
• आदित्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana-prayoga (Vocative utterance/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्वामिन्: O Lord
• स्वामिन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana-prayoga (Vocative utterance/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भानो: O Bhānu (Sun)
• भानो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana-prayoga (Vocative utterance/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अमल: O spotless one
• अमल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण (as epithet)

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana-prayoga (Vocative utterance/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वेदपते: O lord of the Vedas
• वेदपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lord of the Vedas)

• शश्वत्: always
• शश्वत्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शश्वत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of time: always)

• तारय: save / ferry across
• तारय: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative sense: cause to cross/save)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• अहर्पते: O lord of the day
• अहर्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहर् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lord of the day)

Speaker

Dvijottamāḥ (hymn addressed to Sūrya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees raise hands in añjali, chanting repeated ‘Jaya!’ to the Sun-god; the Sun appears as a radiant deity, embodying purity and Vedic lordship, while the atmosphere feels triumphant and protective.

Characters & Entities

• Jayāditya (Sūrya)
• Veda
• Aharpati (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Glorifying the deity through sacred names invokes protection and spiritual deliverance (tāraṇa).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jayāditya-sthāna, defined by the invocation ‘Jayāditya’ and Sūrya’s abiding presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra/praise-recitation of Sūrya’s epithets as a devotional practice for protection and upliftment.