Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

घृतपाश्चैव साध्याश्च यत्र देवाः सनातनाः । ते तत्र गत्वा मुनयो ददृशुः सुरभीसुतम्

Transliteration

ghṛtapāścaiva sādhyāśca yatra devāḥ sanātanāḥ | te tatra gatvā munayo dadṛśuḥ surabhīsutam

Translation

Dort waren auch die Trinker von Ghṛta und die Sādhyas, wo die ewigen Götter weilen. Dorthin gelangt, erblickten die Weisen den Sohn Surabhīs.

Word by Word

• घृतपाः: the Ghṛtapas (a class of deities)
• घृतपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृतपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• साध्याः: the Sādhyas (a class of deities)
• साध्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सनातनाः: eternal
• सनातनाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying) देवाः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'there')

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action): 'having gone'

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुरभीसुतम्: the son of Surabhī
• सुरभीसुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरभी + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'सुरभ्याः सुतः'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Gālava (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Goloka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages arrive in a luminous pasture-court where Sādhyas and eternal gods stand; at the center appears Surabhī’s son—majestic, auspicious, surrounded by a gentle radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Sādhyas
• Sanātana Devāḥ
• Surabhī
• Surabhīsuta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred travel culminates in darśana (vision) of a divine being; purity and divine company indicate the merit of approaching holy realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Goloka remains the glorified divine abode where eternal devas and Sādhyas are present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes darśana as a spiritual culmination rather than a specific rite.