Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततो देशांतरमगान्मात्रा साकं द्विजोत्तम । गोकर्णं स समासाद्य सुभिक्षं धान्यसंचयैः

Transliteration

tato deśāṃtaramagānmātrā sākaṃ dvijottama | gokarṇaṃ sa samāsādya subhikṣaṃ dhānyasaṃcayaiḥ

Translation

అప్పుడు ఆ ద్విజోత్తముడు తల్లితో కలిసి ఇతర దేశమునకు వెళ్లెను. గోకర్ణమునకు చేరి ధాన్యసంచయములతో కూడిన సుభిక్షాన్ని చూచెను.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततस्-प्रभव-अव्यय (consequential adverb: then)

• देशान्तरम्: to another country/place
• देशान्तरम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-देशः

• अगात्: went
• अगात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मात्रा: with (his) mother
• मात्रा: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• साकम्: together with
• साकम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (adverb/postposition: together with)

• द्विजोत्तम: O best of Brahmins
• द्विजोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; द्विजानाम् उत्तम (addressing Durvāsā)

• गोकर्णम्: Gokarṇa (a place)
• गोकर्णम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो-कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तीर्थ/स्थाननाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• समासाद्य: having reached, arriving at
• समासाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) from समासद्/समासादयति; पूर्वकाल (having reached)

• सुभिक्षम्: prosperous, with good food supply
• सुभिक्षम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-भिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of implied देशम्/स्थानम्)

• धान्यसञ्चयैः: with stores of grain
• धान्यसञ्चयैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य-सञ्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधन/हेतुवाचक

Speaker

Durvāsā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gokarṇa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mother and son arrive at coastal Gokarṇa—sea breeze, temple presence, granaries full; the contrast between drought-left homeland and abundant sacred coast is vivid.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Gokarṇa
• Durvinīta
• mother

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In times of crisis, seeking refuge in dhārmic lands and tīrthas is portrayed as both practical and spiritually supportive.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gokarṇa is explicitly mentioned as a place of well-being and abundance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse highlights tīrtha-travel and the благоприятные conditions found there.