Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

सह शूद्रैद्विजैः सर्व एकीभूत्वा गतास्तदा । मुक्तारण्यं पुण्यतमं निर्जनं हि ययुश्च ते

Transliteration

saha śūdraidvijaiḥ sarva ekībhūtvā gatāstadā | muktāraṇyaṃ puṇyatamaṃ nirjanaṃ hi yayuśca te

Translation

ત્યારે શૂદ્રો અને દ્વિજોની સાથે તેઓ બધા એકરૂપ થઈ ગયા; અને પરમ પુણ્ય, ખરેખર નિર્જન એવા મુક્તારણ્ય તરફ પ્રસ્થાન કર્યું.

Word by Word

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (postposition: 'with'—योगे तृतीया)

• शूद्रैः: with śūdras
• शूद्रैः: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• द्विजैः: with twice-born (brahmins etc.)
• द्विजैः: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/Subject), बहुवचन

• एकीभूत्वा: having united
• एकीभूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: एकी-भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund): 'having become one/united'

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Avyaya (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: 'then')

• मुक्तारण्यम्: the Muktāraṇya (liberated forest)
• मुक्तारण्यम्: Karma (Destination/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Object—destination), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (मुक्तम् अरण्यम्)

• पुण्यतमम्: most holy
• पुण्यतमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तमप्-प्रत्यय (superlative) विशेषण (of मुक्तारण्यम्)

• निर्जनम्: deserted
• निर्जनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of मुक्तारण्यम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed)

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Muktāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: राजन् (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A united procession of diverse communities entering a luminous, quiet forest labeled Muktāraṇya; the forest appears serene—clearings, hermitages, a small tīrtha pool, and shafts of light.

Characters & Entities

• Muktāraṇya
• Śūdras
• Dvijas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places draw people into unity; approaching a holy forest with collective resolve is presented as a dharmic response to turmoil.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Muktāraṇya is explicitly praised as ‘puṇyatama’—a highly meritorious sacred forest.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the implied practice is pilgrimage/relocation to a sanctified forest-region.