Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

समागतः सूर्यलोकात्प्राप्तं नेत्रफलं च मे । भवद्विधैर्विप्रमुख्यैः संजल्पनसहासनात्

Transliteration

samāgataḥ sūryalokātprāptaṃ netraphalaṃ ca me | bhavadvidhairvipramukhyaiḥ saṃjalpanasahāsanāt

Translation

“میں سورَیَ لوک سے آیا ہوں، اور مجھے اپنی آنکھوں کا پھل (دیدار کا ثواب) مل گیا ہے—تم جیسے برہمنِ برگزیدہ کے ساتھ گفتگو اور ہم نشینی سے۔”

Word by Word

• समागतः: having come; arrived
• समागतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+गम् (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; (अहम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• सूर्यलोकात्: from Sūryaloka (the Sun-world)
• सूर्यलोकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• प्राप्तम्: obtained; attained
• प्राप्तम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; (फलम् इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• नेत्रफलम्: fruit of the eyes (benefit of seeing)
• नेत्रफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• मे: my; to me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) / चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (my)

• भवद्विधैः: by those like you
• भवद्विधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवत् + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; विशेषण (विप्रमुख्यैः)

• विप्रमुख्यैः: by foremost brāhmaṇas
• विप्रमुख्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• संजल्पनसहासनात्: from conversation and laughter
• संजल्पनसहासनात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजल्पन + सहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; (संजल्पनं च सहासनं च)

Speaker

Bhāskara (Sūrya)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Foremost brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis (vipra-mukhyāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya, now seated respectfully among brāhmaṇas, speaks with gratitude; the composition emphasizes equality-in-dharma: a deva sharing a seat with sages, with a gentle radiance rather than overpowering blaze.

Characters & Entities

• Sūryaloka
• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy company (satsaṅga) and respectful dialogue are portrayed as a direct spiritual reward, equal to sacred vision.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is specified; Sūryaloka is referenced as the Sun’s celestial realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes satsaṅga—sitting and speaking with the righteous.