Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

ध्रुवश्चोत्तानपादस्य पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः । भक्त्या स विष्णुमाराध्य स्थानं चैवाक्षयं गतः

Transliteration

dhruvaścottānapādasya putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ | bhaktyā sa viṣṇumārādhya sthānaṃ caivākṣayaṃ gataḥ

Translation

Dhruva, fils d’Uttānapāda, était d’une droiture suprême. Par la dévotion, il adora Viṣṇu et atteignit une demeure impérissable.

Word by Word

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva
• ध्रुवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• उत्तानपादस्य: of Uttānapāda
• उत्तानपादस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तानपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमधार्मिकः: supremely righteous
• परमधार्मिकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक; परम + धार्मिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) ध्रुवस्य

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय-भाव (indeclinable verbal); ‘having worshipped’

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) स्थानस्य

• गतः: attained/went
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘gone/attained’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhruvapada / Dhruvaloka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Young Dhruva stands in austere devotion, mind fixed on Viṣṇu; the cosmic ‘Dhruva-station’ shines above as an unmoving star-like realm, suggesting permanence and divine grace.

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Uttānapāda
• Viṣṇu
• Dhruvaloka (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast bhakti yields lasting spiritual attainment; devotion is portrayed as stronger than worldly instability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is specified; the ‘imperishable station’ points to Dhruva’s cosmic abode (Dhruvaloka).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The practice implied is ārādhana (devotional worship) of Viṣṇu; no specific vow or rite is detailed.