Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

शालिग्रामशिला यत्र यत्र द्वारावती शिला । उभयोः संगमः प्राप्तो मुक्तिस्तस्य न दुर्लभा

Transliteration

śāligrāmaśilā yatra yatra dvārāvatī śilā | ubhayoḥ saṃgamaḥ prāpto muktistasya na durlabhā

Translation

Là où se trouve la pierre de Śālagrāma et là où se trouve la pierre de Dvārāvatī—quand la conjonction des deux est obtenue, la délivrance n’est pas difficile pour cette personne.

Word by Word

• शालिग्रामशिला: the Śālagrāma stone
• शालिग्रामशिला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालिग्राम + शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शालिग्रामस्य शिला)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb)

• यत्र: wherever
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (repetition for emphasis)

• द्वारावती: Dvārāvatī (stone/holy place)
• द्वारावती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिला: stone
• शिला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of both’

• संगमः: meeting/confluence
• संगमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्राप्तः: has occurred/has been obtained
• प्राप्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + आप्/आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• मुक्तिः: liberation
• मुक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: for him/of that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• दुर्लभा: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘मुक्तिः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Gālava

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śālagrāma–Dvārāvatī-saṅgama (portable conjunction)

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee holds two sacred stones—Śālagrāma and Dvārāvatī—placing them together on an altar; behind, symbolic Himalaya and oceanic Dvārakā appear as two landscapes merging.

Characters & Entities

• Śālagrāma-śilā
• Dvārāvatī-śilā
• mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Uniting potent symbols of Viṣṇu-bhakti (Śālagrāma and Dvārāvatī śilā) is praised as a strong support toward mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights Śālagrāma (traditionally Gaṇḍakī-associated) and Dvārāvatī (Dvārakā-associated) through their sacred stones.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Keeping/obtaining the saṃgama (togetherness) of Śālagrāma-śilā and Dvārāvatī-śilā as a liberation-supporting practice.