Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामिव भूतानां भर्तुर्मोक्षस्य सर्वदा । अस्मिन्सिद्धाः सदा विप्र गोविंदव्रतमास्थिताः

Transliteration

sarveṣāmiva bhūtānāṃ bharturmokṣasya sarvadā | asminsiddhāḥ sadā vipra goviṃdavratamāsthitāḥ

Translation

ഹേ വിപ്രാ! ഇവിടെ സിദ്ധന്മാർ സദാ വസിക്കുന്നു; അവർ എപ്പോഴും ഗോവിന്ദവ്രതത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു—ഗോവിന്ദൻ സർവ്വജീവികൾക്കും മോക്ഷത്തിന്റെ അധിപതി എന്നപോലെ.

Word by Word

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Sambandha (Comparative marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा particle)

• bhūtānām: of beings
• bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• bhartuḥ: of the lord/supporter
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• mokṣasya: of liberation
• mokṣasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठī-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• asmin: in this (place)
• asmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• siddhāḥ: the accomplished ones
• siddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• vipra: O Brahmin
• vipra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• govinda-vratam: the vow of Govinda
• govinda-vratam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गोविन्दस्य व्रतम्

• āsthitāḥ: have undertaken/are observing
• āsthitāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active/PPP in sense of ‘having undertaken’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘आस्थित’ = ‘undertaken/observing’

Speaker

Agastya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: vipra (brāhmaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Siddhas hovering or seated in meditation across Ayodhyā’s sacred precincts, each marked by distinct Vaiṣṇava signs, all united in Govinda-vrata; a brahmin listener receives the teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Siddhas
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with a mokṣa-centered kṣetra and steadfast vow to Govinda nurtures spiritual perfection and liberation-oriented life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Candrahari/Vāsudeva-associated sacred place in Ayodhyā where Siddhas are said to dwell.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of the Govinda-vrata is highlighted as the continuing discipline of the Siddhas.