Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततस्तु ते समादाय सत्वरं ब्रह्मचारिणम् । ब्रह्मलोकं समाजग्मुस्त्यक्त्वा तीर्थपराक्रमम्

Transliteration

tatastu te samādāya satvaraṃ brahmacāriṇam | brahmalokaṃ samājagmustyaktvā tīrthaparākramam

Translation

Alors ils prirent en hâte ce brahmacārin et gagnèrent Brahmaloka, mettant de côté leurs efforts de pèlerinage et leurs parcours sacrés.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थे (thereafter)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ते = they

• samādāya: having taken
• samādāya: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); समादाय = having taken up/collected

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Adhikarana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• brahmacāriṇam: the brahmacārin
• brahmacāriṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ब्रह्मचारिणम् = the brahmacārin (celibate student)

• brahmalokam: to Brahmā’s world
• brahmalokam: Karma (Goal as object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + loka (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ब्रह्म-लोकम् = world of Brahmā

• samājagmuḥ: went
• samājagmuḥ: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; समाजग्मुः = they went/arrived

• tyaktvā: having left
• tyaktvā: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); त्यक्त्वा = having abandoned

• tīrthaparākramam: the tīrtha undertaking
• tīrthaparākramam: Karma (Object of tyaktvā/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha + parākrama (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तीर्थ-पराक्रमम् = (their) pilgrimage-journey/effort at the tīrtha

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmaloka (as a supra-terrestrial tīrtha-destination in narrative)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dynamic scene of sages moving swiftly with the young brahmacārin, transitioning from earthly landscape into a luminous celestial realm marked by lotuses and radiance.

Characters & Entities

• brahmacārin
• Brahmaloka
• sages

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is sacred, yet compassion and protection of life are shown as urgent dharmic priorities requiring swift action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmaloka is referenced as the destination; this verse does not praise a specific terrestrial tīrtha by name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No rite is prescribed; it narrates the sages’ immediate departure to Brahmaloka.