Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

यत्र लक्ष्मीपतिः साक्षाद्वैकुंठादेत्य मानवान् । श्रीमाधवस्वरूपेण नयेद्विष्णोः परं पदम्

Transliteration

yatra lakṣmīpatiḥ sākṣādvaikuṃṭhādetya mānavān | śrīmādhavasvarūpeṇa nayedviṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam

Translation

Dort kommt der Herr der Lakṣmī unmittelbar aus Vaikuṇṭha; in der Gestalt Śrī Mādhavas führt er die Menschen zur höchsten Wohnstatt Viṣṇus.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (where)

• लक्ष्मीपतिः: Lord of Lakṣmī (Viṣṇu)
• लक्ष्मीपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लक्ष्म्याः पतिः)

• साक्षात्: directly
• साक्षात्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (directly/in person)

• वैकुण्ठात्: from Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (ablative singular)

• एत्य: having come
• एत्य: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund: having come)

• मानवान्: humans
• मानवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• श्रीमाधवस्वरूपेण: in the form of Śrī Mādhava
• श्रीमाधवस्वरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-माधव-स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रीमाधवस्य स्वरूपेण)

• नयेत्: should lead
• नयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (optative, 3rd sg)

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पदम्)

• पदम्: abode/state
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī Mādhava (Prayāga)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrī Mādhava stands radiant, four-armed with śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-padma, Lakṣmī nearby or implied; a pathway or luminous bridge leads upward toward Vaikuṇṭha; pilgrims are shown being guided, symbolizing ‘nayed’—leading to the supreme abode.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmīpati (Viṣṇu)
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Śrī Mādhava
• Prayāga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At Prayāga, devotion is portrayed as guided by Viṣṇu himself toward the highest spiritual goal—his supreme abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prayāga, especially the presence of Śrī Mādhava (a form of Viṣṇu) associated with the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the emphasis is on divine presence and salvific guidance through darśana and devotion.