Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सदैवमुपतिष्ठेरन्सौरसूक्तैरतंद्रिताः । ये नमंत्यत्र ते विप्रा विप्रा भास्करसन्निभाः

Transliteration

sadaivamupatiṣṭheransaurasūktairataṃdritāḥ | ye namaṃtyatra te viprā viprā bhāskarasannibhāḥ

Translation

Lagi silang maglingkod (sa Araw), nang walang kapabayaan, sa pamamagitan ng mga Saurasūkta. Yaong mga Brāhmaṇa na yumuyuko rito ay nagiging mga Brāhmaṇa na nagniningning na gaya ni Bhāskara, ang Araw.

Word by Word

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb): ‘always’

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb): ‘thus/in this manner’

• upatiṣṭheran: they should attend/worship
• upatiṣṭheran: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (छान्दस/पौराणिक प्रयोग)

• saura-sūktaiḥ: with hymns to the Sun
• saura-sūktaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saura (प्रातिपदिक) + sūkta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘सौराणि सूक्तानि’

• ataṃdritāḥ: untiring, unlazy
• ataṃdritāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-taṃdrita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नञ्-समास/उपपद: ‘तन्द्रा-रहिताः’

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय)

• namanti: bow
• namanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb): देशवाचक ‘here’

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• viprāḥ: Brahmins, sages
• viprāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• viprāḥ: (indeed) Brahmins
• viprāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• bhāskara-sannibhāḥ: resembling the Sun
• bhāskara-sannibhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष: ‘भास्कर-सदृशाः’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context: Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Sūrya-upasthāna-sthāna)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A line of brāhmaṇas at dawn, hands in añjali, reciting Saurasūkta; their bodies subtly glow with golden aura as the Sun rises over the river.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Saurasūkta
• Bhāskara
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, reverent solar worship refines the devotee, granting spiritual radiance and excellence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

“Here” refers to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting (Kāśī’s sacred sphere), though the verse highlights Sūrya-vandana rather than a named ghat or tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular recitation of Saurasūktas and bowing (namaskāra) to the Sun.