Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

सोऽहमत्र स्थितो नित्यं पूजयिष्यामि भास्करम् । न यास्यामि पुनः सद्म सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

so'hamatra sthito nityaṃ pūjayiṣyāmi bhāskaram | na yāsyāmi punaḥ sadma satyametanmayoditam

Translation

ฉะนั้นเราจักพำนักอยู่ ณ ที่นี้เป็นนิตย์ และบูชาภาสกร เราจะไม่กลับสู่เรือนอีก—นี่คือสัจจะที่เรากล่าวแล้ว

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (I)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• स्थितः: remaining
• स्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'standing/remaining'

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणम् (नित्यं = सदा)

• पूजयिष्यामि: I will worship
• पूजयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भास्करम्: Bhāskara (Sun)
• भास्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात

• यास्यामि: I will go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक

• सद्म: home/house
• सद्म: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्मन्/सद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Predicate/Assertion (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय-विशेषणम्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma/Predicate content (वाक्यार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उदितम्: said/uttered
• उदितम्: Predicate/Qualifier (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√वद्/√वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकृदन्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; 'spoken/said' (एतत्-विशेषणम्)

Speaker

The healed brāhmaṇa/devotee

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the wife (immediate); also implicitly the narrative audience as a model of conduct

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee stands firm before the Sūrya shrine, making a solemn vow; his wife listens. The temple precinct suggests permanence—simple belongings set down, a lamp burning steadily, the sun’s rays falling directly on the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Tīrtha/Kṣetra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude matures into commitment: the devotee transforms blessing into a life of steady worship and sacred dwelling.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāgara Khaṇḍa kṣetra where Bhāskara’s presence is established and where the devotee resolves to remain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A commitment to ongoing Bhāskara pūjā (regular Sun worship) at the sacred site.