Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

तेन गन्धर्वलोकांश्च संप्राप्य जगतीपतिः । सहोर्वश्या चिरं रेमे देवलोके द्विजोत्तमाः

Transliteration

tena gandharvalokāṃśca saṃprāpya jagatīpatiḥ | sahorvaśyā ciraṃ reme devaloke dvijottamāḥ

Translation

ด้วยบุญกรรมนั้น เจ้าแห่งแผ่นดินได้บรรลุโลกของคันธรรพทั้งหลาย และได้รื่นรมย์กับอุรวศีเป็นเวลายาวนานในเทวโลก โอ้ท่านผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ทวิชะ

Word by Word

• तेन: by that (means)
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• गन्धर्व-लोकान्: the worlds of the Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व-लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (गन्धर्वाणां लोकाः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सम्प्राप्य: having attained
• सम्प्राप्य: Adverbial (Pūrvakāla/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक

• जगती-पतिः: the lord of the earth (king)
• जगती-पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगती (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (जगत्याः पतिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Adverbial (Association/सहयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहयोगार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable), सह + तृतीया

• उर्वश्या: with Urvaśī
• उर्वश्या: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Adverbial (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (time adverb)

• रेमे: enjoyed; sported
• रेमे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• देव-लोके: in the world of the gods
• देव-लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (देवानां लोकः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• द्विज-उत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-उत्तमाः: Address (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (उत्तमाः द्विजाः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधन/उद्बोधनार्थे प्रयोगः (contextual address)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A addressed ‘dvijottama’ within the frame (listener-sage), ultimately the Naimiṣāraṇya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king arrives in Gandharva realms; Urvaśī joins him; celestial gardens, musicians, and luminous palaces convey long-lasting delight.

Characters & Entities

• Purūravas
• Urvaśī
• Gandharva-loka
• Deva-loka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual merit bears fruit according to intention; dharmic means can elevate one to refined celestial states.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred setting underwrites the narrative, emphasizing how tīrtha-linked dharma yields exalted results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The fruit (phala) of properly maintained agnitraya worship and yajñas—attainment of celestial worlds.