Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

स एवं निश्चयं कृत्वा तामादाय ततः परम् । ब्रह्मलोकं जगामाथ प्रष्टुं तस्याः कृते वरम्

Transliteration

sa evaṃ niścayaṃ kṛtvā tāmādāya tataḥ param | brahmalokaṃ jagāmātha praṣṭuṃ tasyāḥ kṛte varam

Translation

ครั้นตั้งความแน่วแน่ดังนั้นแล้ว พระองค์ทรงพานางไป จากนั้นเสด็จสู่พรหมโลก เพื่อทูลถามพระพรหมาเรื่องเจ้าบ่าวอันสมควรแก่นาง

Word by Word

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

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• निश्चयम्: decision; resolve
• निश्चयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriyā (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: कृ (करणे)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriyā (Gerund; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) रूप (आदाय), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: दा (आदाने/दाने) उपसर्ग: आ

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/then)

• परम्: further; next
• परम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (adverbial accusative), क्रमवाचक (further/next)

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ब्रह्मणः लोकः), पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: गम् (गत्यर्थ)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/and then)

• प्रष्टुम्: to ask
• प्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose); धातु: पृच्छ् (प्रश्ने) उपसर्ग: प्र

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• कृते: for the sake (of)
• कृते: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग/निमित्तार्थे (for the sake of), सप्तमी-एकवचन रूपेण अव्ययवत्

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmaloka (as narrative tīrtha-analogue)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king departs with his daughter, ascending through clouds toward a lotus-like Brahmaloka; celestial beings watch; the path resembles a radiant stairway.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Brahmā (implied by Brahmaloka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Firm resolve in dharma leads one to seek the highest counsel, even beyond the human sphere.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Brahmaloka is mentioned as a cosmic realm; an earthly tīrtha is not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates a dharmic journey for guidance.