Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स्वर्गद्वारं सुदुष्प्राप्यं देवैरपि न संशयः । यद्यत्कामयते तत्र तत्तदाप्नोति मानवः

Transliteration

svargadvāraṃ suduṣprāpyaṃ devairapi na saṃśayaḥ | yadyatkāmayate tatra tattadāpnoti mānavaḥ

Translation

ಸ್ವರ್ಗದ್ವಾರವು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುಷ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಯ—ದೇವತೆಗಳಿಗೂ ಸಹ, ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾನವನು ಏನನ್ನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತಾನೋ ಅದನ್ನೇ ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• svargadvāram: the gate of heaven
• svargadvāram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• suduṣprāpyam: very difficult to obtain
• suduṣprāpyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + duṣ- (उपसर्ग) + prāpya (प्रातिपदिक; √prāp)
• Form: क्तव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थे (gerundive sense: 'hard to obtain'), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• api: even; also
• api: Particle (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्ययम् (particle: even/also)

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negative particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• yadyat: whatever (thing)
• yadyat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; यत्-यत् (correlative: whatever)

• kāmayate: desires
• kāmayate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• tattat: that (very thing)
• tattat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; तत्-तत् (correlative: that very)

• āpnoti: obtains
• āpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• mānavaḥ: a human
• mānavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa dialogue style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svargadvāra (Ayodhyā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands at the luminous threshold called Svargadvāra on the Sarayū’s bank; devas watch in wonder as the kṣetra grants the pilgrim’s vowed desire.

Characters & Entities

• Svargadvāra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supremely sacred place magnifies human intent (saṅkalpa), making spiritual and worldly attainments more accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Svargadvāra in Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is saṅkalpa (forming a vow/desire) at the tīrtha; no formal rite is detailed.