Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

मूलस्थानं ततः पश्येत्स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम् । गुह्याद्गुह्यतरस्तत्र विशेषस्तु श्रुतो मया

Transliteration

mūlasthānaṃ tataḥ paśyetsa gacchetparamāṃ gatim | guhyādguhyatarastatra viśeṣastu śruto mayā

Translation

ನಂತರ ‘ಮೂಲಸ್ಥಾನ’ವನ್ನು ದರ್ಶಿಸಿದರೆ ಅವನು ಪರಮಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಗುಹ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಗುಹ್ಯತರವಾದ ಒಂದು ವಿಶೇಷತೆ ಇದೆ ಎಂದು ನಾನು ಕೇಳಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

Word by Word

• मूलस्थानम्: the Mūlasthāna (sacred place)
• मूलस्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (मूलस्य स्थानम्)

• ततः: thereafter / from there
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (ablatival adverb: ‘thereafter/from there’)

• पश्येत्: should see
• पश्येत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गच्छेत्: would go / should attain
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• गतिम्: state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गुह्यात्: than (what is) secret
• गुह्यात्: Apadana (Comparison-source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; तुलनाबोधक (from/than secret)

• गुह्यतरः: more secret
• गुह्यतरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुह्यतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तरप्-प्रत्यय (comparative)

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

• विशेषः: a special point
• विशेषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• श्रुतः: has been heard
• श्रुतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘heard’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlasthāna (Bhāskara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Implied audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After bathing and offerings, the pilgrim approaches the Mūlasthāna shrine and beholds the radiant Sūrya icon; the atmosphere suggests a hidden sanctity beyond words.

Characters & Entities

• Mūlasthāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana (sacred beholding) of a tīrtha is portrayed as transformative, capable of leading toward the highest spiritual goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mūlasthāna (within the Sūryatīrtha context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To behold/visit (paśyet) Mūlasthāna as part of the pilgrimage observance.