Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मादयः सुराः सर्वे वैकुण्ठं परया मुदा । मन्त्रणार्थं तदा ब्रह्मा विष्णवेऽमितते जसे

Transliteration

brahmādayaḥ surāḥ sarve vaikuṇṭhaṃ parayā mudā | mantraṇārthaṃ tadā brahmā viṣṇave'mitate jase

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ബ്രഹ്മാദികളായ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും പരമാനന്ദത്തോടെ വൈകുണ്ഠത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി. അവിടെ ആലോചനാർത്ഥം ലോകപിതാമഹനായ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് അപാരതേജസ്സുള്ള വിഷ്ണുവിനെ സമീപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मादयः = ब्रह्मा-आदयः)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सुराः)

• वैकुण्ठम्: to Vaikuṇṭha
• वैकुण्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म (गन्तव्य-देशः)

• परया: with supreme
• परया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मुदा)

• मुदा: joy
• मुदा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• मन्त्रणार्थम्: for consultation
• मन्त्रणार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रणा + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मन्त्रणायाः अर्थः)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदानम्

• अमिततेजसे: to the one of immeasurable splendor
• अमिततेजसे: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विष्णवे); समासः—कर्मधारयः (अमितं तेजः यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Vyāsa in this adhyāya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaikuṇṭha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant procession of Brahmā and the devas approaches Vaikuṇṭha; jeweled gateways, celestial attendants, and a luminous presence of Viṣṇu implied beyond the threshold; the mood is jubilant yet reverent, as a council is about to begin.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Suras (Devas)
• Vaikuṇṭha
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest cosmic authorities seek divine guidance; dharma is preserved through humble consultation with the Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vaikuṇṭha is glorified as the transcendent abode of Viṣṇu rather than a terrestrial tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse sets a narrative context of approaching the Lord for right counsel.