Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

सोऽपि राजा स मन्त्री च जातौ वैमानिकौ सुरौ । अद्याऽपि तौ हि दृश्येते तारारूपौ नभस्तले

Transliteration

so'pi rājā sa mantrī ca jātau vaimānikau surau | adyā'pi tau hi dṛśyete tārārūpau nabhastale

Translation

ထိုမင်းနှင့် သူ၏ဝန်ကြီးလည်း ကောင်းကင်ယာဉ်စီးသည့် နတ်ဒေဝတားများအဖြစ် ပြန်လည်မွေးဖွားကြ၏။ ယနေ့တိုင် မိုးကောင်းကင်ပေါ်တွင် ကြယ်ပုံသဏ္ဌာန်ဖြင့် မြင်ရသေးသည်။

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक (also)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मन्त्री: minister
• मन्त्री: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• जातौ: were born/became (two)
• जातौ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) 'जात'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; 'उत्पन्नौ/भूतौ'

• वैमानिकौ: celestial (vimāna-dwellers)
• वैमानिकौ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैमानिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (celestial, belonging to vimāna/heavenly)

• सुरौ: two gods
• सुरौ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• अद्य: even today
• अद्य: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक (also/even)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतुवाचक-निपात (indeed/for)

• दृश्येते: are seen
• दृश्येते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive sense: 'are seen')

• तारारूपौ: in the form of stars
• तारारूपौ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तारायाः रूपम्) = 'star-formed'

• नभःस्थले: in the sky
• नभःस्थले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नभसः स्थलम्)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night sky above the tīrtha: two bright stars appear, subtly shaped as a crowned king and a minister; below, a faint silhouette of the shrine/ghāṭ; a vimāna motif glides among constellations, linking merit to celestial travel.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Minister
• Vaimānika suras (celestial beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tīrtha merit is depicted as transforming destiny itself—culminating in celestial status and enduring remembrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shloka states the result (star-like celestial manifestation) but does not name the tīrtha in this line alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it concludes with karmic/celestial result attributed to prior sacred action.