Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

एतानि कीर्तनीयस्य सूर्यस्यामिततेजसः । नामानि यः पठेन्नित्यं सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

etāni kīrtanīyasya sūryasyāmitatejasaḥ | nāmāni yaḥ paṭhennityaṃ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

جو کوئی بے پایاں نور والے، قابلِ حمد سوریا دیو کے ان ناموں کا روزانہ پاٹھ کرے، وہ اپنی تمام خواہشات کی تکمیل پا لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• etāni: these
• etāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• kīrtanīyasya: of (him) who is to be praised/recited
• kīrtanīyasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kīrtanīya (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/√कीर् + अनीयर्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्यय (gerundive)

• sūryasya: of the Sun
• sūryasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• amita-tejasaḥ: of immeasurable splendor
• amita-tejasaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amita (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः/विशेषण-समासः: अमिततेजस्

• nāmāni: names
• nāmāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• paṭhet: should recite/read
• paṭhet: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष? (No) — प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nityam: daily; always
• nityam: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative): ‘always/daily’

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• avāpnuyāt: would obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava√āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context; likely Śiva to Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated facing the rising sun, rosary in hand, reciting Sūrya’s names; the sun’s rays form syllabic garlands (nāma-mālā) descending like blessings.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular nāma-recitation (japa/pāṭha) of Sūrya cultivates auspiciousness and supports the attainment of rightful goals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative frame; the teaching is presented as part of its sacred greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-pāṭha: daily recitation of Sūrya’s names (the aṣṭottaraśatanāma).