Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

स्वर्गादीनां तथा याने भवन्तो गतयो ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

svargādīnāṃ tathā yāne bhavanto gatayo dhruvam

Translation

Dan dalam perjalanan menuju syurga serta alam-alam luhur yang lain, kamulah jalan-jalan yang pasti ditetapkan.

Word by Word

• स्वर्गादीनाम्: of heavens and the like
• स्वर्गादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—स्वर्गः + आदि (आदिशब्देन अन्यलोकादीनां ग्रहणम्)

• तथा: thus; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: 'thus/also')

• याने: in the vehicle/means (of going)
• याने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भवन्तः: you (honoured persons)
• भवन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; आदरार्थे संबोधन-प्राय प्रयोगः

• गतयः: paths; destinations
• गतयः: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Sambandha (Sentence adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक (indeclinable adverb: 'certainly')

Speaker

Unspecified (context suggests praise of brāhmaṇas/ritual guides as ‘paths’ to higher worlds)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous road or bridge emerging from a sacred ford, leading upward through clouds toward celestial cities; pilgrims follow behind a guiding sage; signposts are Sanskrit syllables and dharma symbols.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is transmitted through qualified guides; righteous conduct and proper guidance become the ‘path’ to higher realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is identified in this single line; it functions as a general doctrinal statement within the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse speaks broadly about ‘means’ (gatayaḥ) to svarga and higher attainments.