Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

वैष्णवं परमं स्थानं प्राप्नुहि त्वं सनातनम् । भवन्मूर्तिः समायातः शेषोऽपि विलसत्फणः

Transliteration

vaiṣṇavaṃ paramaṃ sthānaṃ prāpnuhi tvaṃ sanātanam | bhavanmūrtiḥ samāyātaḥ śeṣo'pi vilasatphaṇaḥ

Translation

तू सनातन परम वैष्णव स्थान प्राप्त कर. तुझीच मूर्ती प्रकट झाली आहे—दीप्तिमान फणांनी शोभणारा शेषही.

Word by Word

• vaiṣṇavam: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• vaiṣṇavam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्थानं विशेषयति

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्थानं विशेषयति

• sthānam: abode/place
• sthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prāpnuhi: attain/reach
• prāpnuhi: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; प्राप्नु = 'attain'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्थानं विशेषयति

• bhavat-mūrtiḥ: your form/embodiment
• bhavat-mūrtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'bhavataḥ mūrtiḥ'

• samāyātaḥ: has arrived/come
• samāyātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) + sam-ā (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'has come/arrived' (शेषः इति विशेषण/विधेय)

• śeṣaḥ: Śeṣa
• śeṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपि = 'also')

• vilasat-phaṇaḥ: whose hoods are shining/playing
• vilasat-phaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vilasat (कृदन्त, शतृ) + phaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः = 'vilasantaḥ phaṇāḥ yasya'

Speaker

Indra (Śakra) (context from prior verse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Lakṣmaṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra declares Lakṣmaṇa’s ascent to the eternal supreme Vaiṣṇava abode; behind/around Lakṣmaṇa, the form of Śeṣa becomes evident—radiant, many-hooded, hoods spread like a jeweled canopy.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Śeṣa (Ananta)
• Vaiṣṇava Parama Sthāna (supreme Vaiṣṇava abode, i.e., Vaikuṇṭha in later parlance)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The purāṇic ideal: fulfilling dharma culminates in attaining the supreme divine abode and realizing one’s eternal identity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, indirectly—its sacred atmosphere is shown as a gateway for divine revelation and transcendental ascent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse teaches the fruit (phala) of dharma—attainment of the supreme Vaiṣṇava state.