Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

सर्वयोगसमावापः सथंचिदपि लभ्यते । तस्मिन्दिने शनिं लोहं कांचनं भास्करं तथा

Transliteration

sarvayogasamāvāpaḥ sathaṃcidapi labhyate | tasmindine śaniṃ lohaṃ kāṃcanaṃ bhāskaraṃ tathā

Translation

اس دن بہت سے مبارک یوگوں کا سنگم کسی نہ کسی درجے میں حاصل ہوتا ہے۔ لہٰذا اس دن شنی دیو کی لوہے سے نذر و تعظیم کرو، اور بھاسکر (سورج) کی بھی کانچن یعنی سونے سے تکریم کرو۔

Word by Word

• sarva-yoga-samāvāpaḥ: the confluence of all yogas
• sarva-yoga-samāvāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + samāvāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); समासार्थः: सर्वेषां योगानां समावापः (collection/accumulation of all yogas)

• sathaṃcit: in some way/at least
• sathaṃcit: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sathaṃcit (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अल्पत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'somehow/at least a little'); पाठभेदः सम्भवः: 'kathaṃcid'

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• labhyate: is obtained
• labhyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense: 'is obtained')

• tasmin: on that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative, Singular); सर्वनाम (in that)

• dine: day
• dine: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• śanim: Śani (Saturn)
• śanim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• loham: iron
• loham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• kāṃcanam: gold
• kāṃcanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṃcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• bhāskaram: Bhāskara (the Sun)
• bhāskaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); रवि-पर्याय (name of Sun)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara-parva day (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual scene where devotees present an iron implement/ingot before a Śani icon and offer a gold coin/ornament before a radiant Sūrya image; priests chant while the sacred waterbody and festival setting remain in view.

Characters & Entities

• Śani
• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Loha (iron)
• Kāñcana (gold)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred time intensifies, targeted acts of reverence—aligned with cosmic deities—are recommended as dharmic supports.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rites are framed within the Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama context, though the emphasis is on the parva-day observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On the special day, worship/propitiate Śani with iron and the Sun with gold (as offerings/dāna).