Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अपुनर्मरका यत्र ब्रह्मलोको हि स स्मृतः । अष्टादस तथा कोट्यो लक्षाण्यशीतिपंच च

Transliteration

apunarmarakā yatra brahmaloko hi sa smṛtaḥ | aṣṭādasa tathā koṭyo lakṣāṇyaśītipaṃca ca

Translation

Là où il n’y a plus de retour à la mort, on s’en souvient comme de Brahmaloka. Sa mesure est dite de dix-huit koṭis et de quatre-vingt-cinq lakṣas.

Word by Word

• apunarmarakāḥ: the ‘not-dying-again’ ones (immortals)
• apunarmarakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apunarmaraka (प्रातिपदिक; a-punar-mara-ka)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेष्य-शब्दः (लोकाः इत्यर्थे)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘where’)

• brahmalokaḥ: Brahma-loka
• brahmalokaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• saḥ: that (it/he)
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• smṛtaḥ: is said/remembered (as)
• smṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘is called/remembered’

• aṣṭādaśa: eighteen
• aṣṭādaśa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa + daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral in usage here)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• koṭyaḥ: crores
• koṭyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• lakṣāṇi: hundred-thousands (lakhs)
• lakṣāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• aśīti: eighty
• aśīti: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśīti (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (80), अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral in usage here)

• pañca: five
• pañca: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (5), अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral in usage here)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction ‘and’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous, vast Brahmaloka depicted as a serene, deathless station: Brahmā’s realm with radiant lotus architecture, cosmic measurements suggested by concentric mandalas and numerals, sages in contemplation, and a sense of immeasurable expanse.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Koṭi
• Lakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It identifies the highest realm with freedom from recurring death, aligning ultimate ascent with release from mortal limitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No; the verse speaks of Brahmaloka as a metaphysical destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this passage.