Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 89
Devanagari script
अर्घदानैश्च विधिवत्सौरेः स्तोत्रजपैरपि । एवं समाराधयतस्तस्यार्को वरदोभवत्
Transliteration
arghadānaiśca vidhivatsaureḥ stotrajapairapi | evaṃ samārādhayatastasyārko varadobhavat
Translation
又依仪轨奉献阿尔伽水供，并诵读赞颂之偈、反复持念苏利耶真言；如是恭敬供奉，阿尔迦（日神）遂为他施予恩赐。
Word by Word
अर्घदानैःwith offerings of arghya (respectful oblation)
अर्घदानैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्घदान (प्रातिपदिक; अर्घ + दान)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)
विधिवत्according to rule/ritually
विधिवत्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत् (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
सौरेःof Sauri (the Sun)
सौरेः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular
स्तोत्रजपैःwith hymns and recitations
स्तोत्रजपैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोत्रजप (प्रातिपदिक; स्तोत्र + जप)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
समाराधयतःof (him) who was worshipping
समाराधयतः:
Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like/सम्बन्ध)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-राध् (धातु) → समाराधयत् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
Formवर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Present active participle used as genitive singular: 'of (him) worshipping'
तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular
अर्कःthe Sun (Arka)
अर्कः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular
वरदःboon-giving
वरदः:
Karta-pradhana (Predicate/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवरद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (predicate adjective)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect, 3rd sg
Speaker
Skanda (narration to Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A devotee at dawn offers arghya to the rising Sun, hands cupped with water streaming in a shining arc, while softly chanting stotras and counting japa beads.
Characters & Entities
S
Sūrya (Saura, Arka)V
Vimala (devotee)FAQs
Rule-guided worship (vidhi) combined with heartfelt praise (stotra) and mantra practice (japa) draws divine grace.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), presented as a preeminent field where devotion quickly bears fruit.
Offering arghya to Sūrya, along with Saura stotra-recitation and japa.