Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

श्वेतद्वीपं समालोक्य तथान्यां बदरीं शुभाम् । क्षीरोदं च सवैकुण्ठं तथान्यं तस्य संश्रयम्

Transliteration

śvetadvīpaṃ samālokya tathānyāṃ badarīṃ śubhām | kṣīrodaṃ ca savaikuṇṭhaṃ tathānyaṃ tasya saṃśrayam

Translation

ಅವರು ಶ್ವೇತದ್ವೀಪವನ್ನೂ, ಶುಭವಾದ ಬದರಿಯನ್ನೂ ಕಂಡರು; ವೈಕುಂಠಸಹಿತ ಕ್ಷೀರಸಾಗರವನ್ನೂ, ಅವನ ಆಶ್ರಯವಾದ ಇತರ ಧಾಮಗಳನ್ನೂ ದರ್ಶಿಸಿದರು।

Word by Word

• श्वेतद्वीपम्: Śvetadvīpa (the White Island)
• श्वेतद्वीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘श्वेतः द्वीपः’

• समालोक्य: having seen
• समालोक्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + लोक् (धातु) → समालोक्य (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययभावकृदन्त (क्त्वा/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रम (adverb: “also/likewise”)

• अन्याम्: another
• अन्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘बदरीम्’)

• बदरीम्: Badarī (jujube grove/place)
• बदरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘बदरीम्’)

• क्षीरोदम्: the Milk Ocean
• क्षीरोदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर + उद (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘क्षीरस्य उदः/उदधिः’ (ocean of milk)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: “and”)

• सवैकुण्ठम्: together with Vaikuṇṭha
• सवैकुण्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वैकुण्ठेन सह’ (together with Vaikuṇṭha)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चय (also)

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘संश्रयम्’)

• तस्य: of him/that (place)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• संश्रयम्: refuge, abode
• संश्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Badarī (Badarikāśrama) and Vaikuṇṭha-linked realms (visionary)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping visionary panorama: luminous Śvetadvīpa, the serene Badarī hermitage with snowy peaks, the radiant Ocean of Milk with the serpent couch, and Vaikuṇṭha’s jeweled city—seen as if in a single divine glance.

Characters & Entities

• Śvetadvīpa
• Badarī (Badarīkāśrama)
• Kṣīroda (Ocean of Milk)
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Viṣṇu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas map divinity onto geography—pilgrimage sites mirror cosmic realms, drawing the devotee toward Viṣṇu’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śvetadvīpa and Badarī are directly named; Vaikuṇṭha and Kṣīroda appear as transcendent counterparts within sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse is descriptive, establishing the sanctity of Viṣṇu-associated realms and sites.