Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

गत्वा तस्मिंश्च वैकुण्ठे ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । ध्यात्वा मुहूर्तमाचष्ट विष्णुं प्रति सुहर्षितः

Transliteration

gatvā tasmiṃśca vaikuṇṭhe brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | dhyātvā muhūrtamācaṣṭa viṣṇuṃ prati suharṣitaḥ

Translation

Having reached that Vaikuṇṭha, Brahmā—the grandsire of the worlds—meditated for a moment, and then, filled with delight, addressed Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); धातुः—गम्; पूर्वक्रिया (having gone)

• तस्मिन्: in that (place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

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

• वैकुण्ठे: in Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणम्

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोकपितामहः: the grandsire of the worlds
• लोकपितामहः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: लोकस्य पितामहः)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); धातुः—ध्यै; पूर्वक्रिया

• मुहूर्तम्: for a moment
• मुहूर्तम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कालावधि-द्वितीया (accusative of duration)

• आचष्ट: said/told
• आचष्ट: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/लुङ्-प्रयोगः (आख्यात-रूपम्); परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—चक्ष् (to tell/say), उपसर्गः—आ

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Sambandha (Directional/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition-like), ‘towards/to’

• सुहर्षितः: greatly delighted
• सुहर्षितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + हर्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘हर्षित’; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्मा)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Vyāsa in this adhyāya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaikuṇṭha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā stands or sits in poised stillness at Vaikuṇṭha, eyes softened in meditation for a moment; devas wait respectfully behind; the atmosphere is hushed before the hymn-like address begins.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching the Divine is preceded by inner stillness—dhyāna purifies intention before speech and action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vaikuṇṭha is presented as the sacred divine realm where the Lord is approached for darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation (dhyāna) is implicitly recommended as a preparatory discipline before prayer or petition.