Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

नयामि तत्र यत्रास्ते गुरुः सर्वगुणालयः । आरूढस्तस्य पृष्ठे स प्रतस्थे ह्याश्रमं प्रति

Transliteration

nayāmi tatra yatrāste guruḥ sarvaguṇālayaḥ | ārūḍhastasya pṛṣṭhe sa pratasthe hyāśramaṃ prati

Translation

నేను నిన్ను అక్కడికి తీసుకెళ్తాను; అక్కడ సర్వగుణాల ఆశ్రయమైన గురువు నివసిస్తాడు. అతని వెన్నుపై ఎక్కి అతడు ఆశ్రమం వైపు బయలుదేరాడు.

Word by Word

• नयामि: I lead, I will take
• नयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Relative location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• आस्ते: stays, resides
• आस्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्व-गुण-आलयः: abode of all virtues
• सर्व-गुण-आलयः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + गुण + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासार्थः: 'सर्वेषां गुणानाम् आलयः'

• आरूढः: having mounted
• आरूढः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पृष्ठे: on the back
• पृष्ठे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• प्रतस्थे: set out, departed
• प्रतस्थे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• आश्रमम्: hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma (Goal/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Adhikarana (Direction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; गत्यर्थे (towards)

Speaker

Agni (speaking within Vasiṣṭha’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gautama-āśrama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A determined seeker is carried swiftly toward a forest hermitage, intent on reaching the revered guru described as an abode of virtues.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Uttaṅka
• guru
• āśrama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest path resolves in returning to the guru; divine help culminates in completing one’s duty with humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to the guru’s āśrama (hermitage) as the sacred destination in the story, not a named pilgrimage-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on reaching the guru to fulfill the entrusted task.