Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

स गच्छेत्परमं लोकं यः सुरैरपि दुर्लभः

Transliteration

sa gacchetparamaṃ lokaṃ yaḥ surairapi durlabhaḥ

Translation

Un tel être atteint le monde suprême, difficile à obtenir même pour les dieux.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• गच्छेत्: would go / should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• लोकम्: world; realm
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (particle), ‘even/also’ अर्थे

• दुर्लभः: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + लभ (प्रातिपदिक; उपसर्ग-पूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (Singular)

Speaker

Markaṇḍeya (deduced; concluding phala-śruti of the practice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim on the Narmadā’s bank receives a boon-like assurance from a sage: the ‘supreme world’ is shown as a radiant, ascending path beyond the deva-lokas.

Characters & Entities

• Parama Loka
• Sura (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere observance of dharmic worship can culminate in the highest spiritual attainment, surpassing ordinary heavenly reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is the concluding merit statement tied to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s Devī-tīrtha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added; it states the fruit (phala) of the previously described snāna, upavāsa, and Devī pūjā.