Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

गंधर्वलोकतो वृंदामथागत्याप्सरोगणः । प्राह याहीति कल्याणि स्वर्गं मा त्यज विग्रहम्

Transliteration

gaṃdharvalokato vṛṃdāmathāgatyāpsarogaṇaḥ | prāha yāhīti kalyāṇi svargaṃ mā tyaja vigraham

Translation

Entonces, una hueste de Apsaras vino a Vṛndā desde el mundo de los Gandharvas y dijo: "Ven, oh auspiciosa, ve al cielo; no abandones tu forma encarnada".

Word by Word

• गन्धर्व-लोकतः: from the Gandharva world
• गन्धर्व-लोकतः: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (अव्यय/तसिल्)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gandharvāṇāṃ lokaḥ) + तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from …’

• वृन्दाम्: Vṛndā (name)
• वृन्दाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/अनन्तर्य-बोधक अव्यय (particle)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: गम् (गत्यर्थे) उपसर्ग: आ-

• अप्सरः-गणः: the group of Apsarases
• अप्सरः-गणः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (apsarasāṃ gaṇaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: अह्/आह् (भाषणे)

• याहि: go
• याहि: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यन्त-परामर्शक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• कल्याणि: O auspicious one
• कल्याणि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• त्यज: abandon
• त्यज: Kriyā (Prohibited command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विग्रहम्: body, form
• विग्रहम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Apsarogaṇa (the Apsarases)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of luminous apsarases descending with flowing garments and garlands, approaching the fasting ascetic Vṛndā at the riverbank; their gestures are inviting, her posture remains composed.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛndā
• Apsarases
• Gandharvaloka
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Celestial allure and promises of heaven can appear as distractions; steadfastness in dharma and tapas is implied as superior.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to the Tīrthamāhātmya stream that culminates in the sanctity of Vṛndāvana near Govardhana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse depicts a persuasive invitation to svarga rather than a dharmic injunction.