Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तेषां स्वर्गे ध्रुवं वासो वीरास्तेऽप्सरसां प्रियाः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ svarge dhruvaṃ vāso vīrāste'psarasāṃ priyāḥ

Translation

അവർക്ക് സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ വാസം ഉറപ്പ്; ആ വീരന്മാർ അപ്സരസ്സുകൾക്ക് പ്രിയരാകും.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly/fixed
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वीराः: heroes
• वीराः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अप्सरसाम्: of the apsarases
• अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रियाः: dear/beloved
• प्रियाः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Same addressed goddess (‘Sureśvarī’ context continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A heroic soul’s ascent: a radiant path to Svarga opens; celestial maidens (apsarās) welcome the departed, while the earthly Prabhāsa shrine glows below.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Apsaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-aligned heroism yields certain auspicious fruit—secure heavenly attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed in this verse; it states the fruit (phala) of dharmic valor.