Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ऋषिदेवासुरगणैर्जपहोमपरायणैः । यतिभिर्मोक्षकामैश्च स्वर्गद्वारो निषेव्यते

Transliteration

ṛṣidevāsuragaṇairjapahomaparāyaṇaiḥ | yatibhirmokṣakāmaiśca svargadvāro niṣevyate

Translation

Svargadvāra wird von Scharen von ṛṣis, Göttern und sogar Asuras aufgesucht und verehrt—hingegeben an Japa und Homa—sowie von entsagenden Yatis, die nach Mokṣa verlangen.

Word by Word

• ऋषिदेवासुरगणैः: by sages, gods, and hosts of asuras
• ऋषिदेवासुरगणैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिदेवासुरगण (प्रातिपदिक) = ऋषि + देव + असुर + गण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (ऋषयः देवाः असुराः गणाश्च)

• जपहोमपरायणैः: devoted to japa and homa
• जपहोमपरायणैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जपहोमपरायण (प्रातिपदिक) = जप + होम + परायण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ऋषिदेवासुरगणैः); द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (जपः च होमः च) + तत्पुरुषः (परायणः)

• यतिभिः: by ascetics
• यतिभिः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मोक्षकामैः: desiring liberation
• मोक्षकामैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्षकाम (प्रातिपदिक) = मोक्ष + काम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (यतिभिः); तत्पुरुषः (मोक्षं कामयन्ते)

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

• स्वर्गद्वारः: the gate of heaven
• स्वर्गद्वारः: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गद्वार (प्रातिपदिक) = स्वर्ग + द्वार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य द्वारः)

• निषेव्यते: is resorted to
• निषेव्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is resorted to/served’

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svargadvāra (Ayodhyā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Svargadvāra ghāṭ bustling yet serene: ṛṣis with matted hair chanting, devas radiant in the sky, asuras humbled with folded hands, yatis seated in meditation; a small homa fire glows near the river.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣi
• Deva
• Asura
• Yati
• Svargadvāra
• Japa
• Homa
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A truly great tīrtha attracts seekers across worlds; sustained practice (japa-homa) and mokṣa-intent converge there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Svargadvāra in Ayodhyā, portrayed as a universally revered center of worship and liberation-seeking.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (mantra repetition) and homa (fire-offering), along with tīrtha-sevā by yatis desiring mokṣa.