Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

सत्यलोकं नराः केचित्सूर्यलोकं तथापरे । अप्सरोगणसंवीता यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम्

Transliteration

satyalokaṃ narāḥ kecitsūryalokaṃ tathāpare | apsarogaṇasaṃvītā yāvadābhūtasamplavam

Translation

Certains hommes atteignent Satyaloka, et d’autres de même Sūryaloka ; entourés de troupes d’apsaras, jusqu’au temps de la dissolution cosmique des êtres.

Word by Word

• सत्यलोकम्: to Satyaloka
• सत्यलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यस्य लोकः / सत्यलोके)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम (some)

• सूर्यलोकम्: to Sūryaloka
• सूर्यलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य लोकः)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ/क्रियाविशेषण

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘others’ (pronoun-like)

• अप्सरोगणसंवीताः: surrounded by groups of apsarases
• अप्सरोगणसंवीताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्सरस् + गण + संवीत (प्रातिपदिक; √वे/वी ‘to surround’ क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (अप्सरोगणेन संवीताः = surrounded by groups of apsarases)

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Kāla-Avadhi (Temporal limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिपर्यन्तबोधक (until/as long as)

• आभूतसम्प्लवम्: up to the dissolution of beings (cosmic deluge)
• आभूतसम्प्लवम्: Kāla-Avadhi (Temporal limit)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + भूत + सम्प्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (आ-भूत-सम्प्लव = up to the cosmic dissolution)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau: radiant Satyaloka with sages and luminous architecture; Sūryaloka as a blazing solar orb-palace with Sūrya enthroned; apsaras attendants in graceful dance; beneath, a faint suggestion of cosmic dissolution waves marking the limit of duration.

Characters & Entities

• Satyaloka
• Sūryaloka
• Apsaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great merit yields exalted heavenly destinations, though such enjoyments remain time-bound within cosmic cycles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revākhaṇḍa context links these results to merit accumulated through Narmadā-centered dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is specified in this verse; it describes the resulting destinations (phala) of accumulated merit.