Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

ददाति तुष्टो वै भोगं तथा स्वर्गादिसंपदः । सूर्यो नमस्ययाऽरोग्यं ददातीह न चान्यथा

Transliteration

dadāti tuṣṭo vai bhogaṃ tathā svargādisaṃpadaḥ | sūryo namasyayā'rogyaṃ dadātīha na cānyathā

Translation

เมื่อพระองค์ทรงพอพระทัย ย่อมประทานความสุขสำราญและสมบัติอันเริ่มด้วยสวรรค์เป็นต้น พระสุริยเทพ เมื่อบูชาด้วยนมัสการ ย่อมประทานสุขภาพในโลกนี้—หาเป็นอื่นไม่

Word by Word

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (emphatic particle)

• भोगम्: enjoyment, pleasure
• भोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचनम्

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb)

• स्वर्गादि-संपदः: prosperities such as heaven
• स्वर्गादि-संपदः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्; समासः—स्वर्गादयः (gen./det.) + संपदः

• सूर्यः: the Sun (god)
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचनम्

• नमस्यया: by worship/obeisance
• नमस्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक) + य (तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचनम्; साधन/हेतु-भावः (by means of worship)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचनम्

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

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

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपातः (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a Himalayan tīrtha dawn, a devotee offers arghya to the rising Sun; rays fall upon snowy peaks and a river, suggesting health and heavenly prosperity bestowed by Sūrya’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Svarga
• Ārogya
• Bhoga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Different devatās bestow specific fruits; sincere worship yields tangible and transcendent results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement supports Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s broader sacred-geography frame, where worship at/within Kedāra’s dharmic sphere is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namasyā (salutation/worship) of Sūrya is stated as the means for attaining ārogya (health).