Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

उर्वशीलोकसिद्ध्यर्थं मम गन्धर्वपुंगवैः । अग्निस्थाली संप्रदत्ता सा च त्यक्ता मया वने

Transliteration

urvaśīlokasiddhyarthaṃ mama gandharvapuṃgavaiḥ | agnisthālī saṃpradattā sā ca tyaktā mayā vane

Translation

Um die Welt der Urvaśī zu erlangen, schenkten mir die erhabensten Gandharvas das Feuergefäß; doch ich ließ es im Wald zurück.

Word by Word

• उर्वशीलोकसिद्ध्यर्थम्: for attaining the world of Urvaśī
• उर्वशीलोकसिद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वशी + लोक + सिद्धि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अर्थ-शब्दः पुं), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (उर्वशीलोकस्य सिद्ध्यर्थम् = for the attainment of Urvaśī-world)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गन्धर्वपुंगवैः: by the chief Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वपुंगवैः: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (गन्धर्वाणां पुंगवाः = leaders among Gandharvas)

• अग्निस्थाली: the fire-pan
• अग्निस्थाली: Karta (Subject of passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + स्थाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अग्नेः स्थाली)

• संप्रदत्ता: was bestowed/given
• संप्रदत्ता: Kriya (Predicate in passive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; (अग्निस्थाली) संप्रदत्ता = was given

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Anuvrtti/Pratinirdesha (Resumptive pronoun/प्रत्यादेश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• त्यक्ता: was abandoned
• त्यक्ता: Kriya (Predicate in passive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; (सा) त्यक्ता = was abandoned

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

King (self-reflection, reported by Narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, awake, confesses to himself that Gandharva chiefs gave him the agni-vessel for attaining Urvaśī’s world, yet he abandoned it in the forest.

Characters & Entities

• Urvāśī
• Gandharvas
• Agnisthālī
• King (unnamed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the mind clears, one recognizes the value of dharmic means; repentance is the first step toward correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Setukhaṇḍa, associated with Setu’s sacred geography, though the verse centers on the Urvaśī-loka aim.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The agnisthālī is explicitly linked to accomplishing Urvaśī-loka; it implies performing the instructed Vedic yajña rather than abandoning the implement.