Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

यत्र रामाज्ञया विद्वन्साकेतनगरीजनाः । अवापुः स्वर्गमतुलं निमज्ज्य परमांभसि

Transliteration

yatra rāmājñayā vidvansāketanagarījanāḥ | avāpuḥ svargamatulaṃ nimajjya paramāṃbhasi

Translation

Allí, oh sabio, por mandato de Rāma, los habitantes de la ciudad de Sāketa alcanzaron un cielo incomparable al sumergirse en aquellas aguas supremas.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक

• रामाज्ञया: by Rāma’s command
• रामाज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: राम + आज्ञा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रामस्य आज्ञया): ‘by Rāma’s command’

• विद्वन्: O learned one
• विद्वन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• साकेतनगरीजनाः: the people of Sāketa-city
• साकेतनगरीजनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साकेत-नगरी-जन (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: साकेत + नगरी + जन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (साकेतस्य नगर्याः जनाः): ‘people of the city of Sāketa’

• अवापुः: obtained
• अवापुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव् + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; √आप् (to obtain) with उपसर्ग अव-

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of स्वर्गम्)

• निमज्ज्य: having immersed (themselves)
• निमज्ज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + मज्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); √मज्ज् (to immerse) with उपसर्ग नि-: ‘having immersed/bathed’

• परम-अम्भसि: in the supreme waters
• परम-अम्भसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: परम + अम्भस्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमं अम्भः): ‘in the supreme water’

Speaker

Unknown (Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrator; likely a Purāṇic teacher addressing a listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopratārā (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vyāsa (context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma stands on the riverbank, right hand raised in gentle command; citizens of Sāketa—men, women, elders—enter the luminous waters in orderly devotion; celestial vimānas and flowers appear above, indicating ‘atula svarga’.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sāketa
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sanctity of place and the authority of dharmic command together elevate a simple act like bathing into a liberating rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred waters associated with Sāketa/Ayodhyā—contextually tied to the confluence and nearby tīrthas described in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nimajjana—ritual immersion in the holy waters, performed in obedience to Rāma’s instruction.