Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

एवं निःसंशयं ज्ञानं यच्चान्यायं न लोपयेत् । एतत्सर्वं रवौ वारे कार्यं संपूज्य भास्करम्

Transliteration

evaṃ niḥsaṃśayaṃ jñānaṃ yaccānyāyaṃ na lopayet | etatsarvaṃ ravau vāre kāryaṃ saṃpūjya bhāskaram

Translation

如此便得无疑之智，不使不义得势。此一切应在星期日进行，先恭敬礼拜婆斯迦罗（太阳神）之后而行。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार) = एवम् (thus/in this manner)

• निःसंशयम्: without doubt
• निःसंशयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निः- (उपसर्ग) + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रायं क्रियाविशेषणरूपे नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative) = without doubt

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge; rule
• ज्ञानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here: object of implied 'know/understand')

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) = and

• अन्यायम्: injustice; improper procedure
• अन्यायम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• लोपयेत्: should omit/abolish
• लोपयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लुप् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; एतत्-विशेषण

• रवौ: on Sunday; on (the day of) Ravi
• रवौ: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वारे: on the day
• वारे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कार्यम्: to be done; should be performed
• कार्यम्: Kriyā (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः = to be done

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया = having duly worshipped

• भास्करम्: the Sun (Bhāskara)
• भास्करम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ravivāra-vidhi (Sūrya-sākṣitva)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest offers arghya to the rising Sun; the balance-ordeal instruments are purified nearby; the atmosphere is bright, emphasizing truth and non-injustice.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Ravivāra (Sunday)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Justice should culminate in certainty and the prevention of adharma; worship of the Sun symbolizes illumination and truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes proper timing and Sūrya worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the entire weighing-ordeal on Sunday (Ravivāra) after worshipping Bhāskara (Sūrya).