Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

शंभुलोके गमस्तस्य यत्रतत्र मृतस्य हि । अविमुक्ते प्रयत्नेन तत्संसेव्यं मुमुक्षुभिः

Transliteration

śaṃbhuloke gamastasya yatratatra mṛtasya hi | avimukte prayatnena tatsaṃsevyaṃ mumukṣubhiḥ

Translation

Siapa pun yang wafat—di mana pun kematian itu terjadi—perjalanannya menuju loka Śambhu. Maka para pencari mokṣa hendaknya dengan sungguh-sungguh berlindung pada Avimukta dan melayaninya.

Word by Word

• शम्भुलोके: in Śambhu’s world
• शम्भुलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शम्भोः लोकः)

• गमः: going, attainment (of going)
• गमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक (घञ्/भाववाचक-नाम), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘गमनम्/गमन-फलम्’

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

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (correlative adverb)

• मृतस्य: of the dead
• मृतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘of the dead (person)’

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

• अविमुक्ते: in Avimukta
• अविमुक्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘that’ (used as determiner)

• संसेव्यम्: to be served, should be resorted to
• संसेव्यम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + सेव् (धातु)
• Form: भविष्यत्/विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (तव्यत्/gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘should be served/attended’

• मुमुक्षुभिः: by seekers of liberation
• मुमुक्षुभिः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुमुक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘by those desiring liberation’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa context, typically Skanda to Agastya)

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śambhu-loka (Śiva-loka)
• Avimukta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation-seekers should prioritize Avimukta because it is intimately linked with Śiva’s saving grace and the highest post-death goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Avimukta in Kāśī, the sanctified sphere where Śiva’s presence is held to be constant.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃsevanā—regular resorting to the kṣetra through pilgrimage, worship, and disciplined devotion.