Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

शालिग्रामशिला यत्र यत्र द्वारावती शिला । उभयोः संगमः प्राप्तो मुक्तिस्तस्य न दुर्लभा

Transliteration

śāligrāmaśilā yatra yatra dvārāvatī śilā | ubhayoḥ saṃgamaḥ prāpto muktistasya na durlabhā

Translation

Wo immer ein Śālagrāma-Stein ist und wo immer ein Dvārāvatī-Stein ist—wenn die Vereinigung beider erlangt wird, ist Befreiung für diesen Menschen nicht schwer zu erreichen.

Word by Word

• शालिग्रामशिला: the Śālagrāma stone
• शालिग्रामशिला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालिग्राम + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शालिग्रामस्य शिला)

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

• यत्र: wherever
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

• द्वारावती: Dvārāvatī (stone/holy place)
• द्वारावती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिला: stone
• शिला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of both’

• संगमः: meeting/confluence
• संगमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: has occurred/has been obtained
• प्राप्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + आप्/आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: for him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• दुर्लभा: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘मुक्तिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Gālava

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śālagrāma–Dvārāvatī-saṅgama (portable conjunction)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee holds two sacred stones—Śālagrāma and Dvārāvatī—placing them together on an altar; behind, symbolic Himalaya and oceanic Dvārakā appear as two landscapes merging.

Characters & Entities

• Śālagrāma-śilā
• Dvārāvatī-śilā
• mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Uniting potent symbols of Viṣṇu-bhakti (Śālagrāma and Dvārāvatī śilā) is praised as a strong support toward mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights Śālagrāma (traditionally Gaṇḍakī-associated) and Dvārāvatī (Dvārakā-associated) through their sacred stones.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Keeping/obtaining the saṃgama (togetherness) of Śālagrāma-śilā and Dvārāvatī-śilā as a liberation-supporting practice.