Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अजराश्चामराश्चैव स्वर्गे ये स्वर्गगाः खगाः । तथा मनोरमा वृक्षा नन्दनादि वनेषु च

Transliteration

ajarāścāmarāścaiva svarge ye svargagāḥ khagāḥ | tathā manoramā vṛkṣā nandanādi vaneṣu ca

Translation

เหล่านกผู้โผบินในสวรรค์นั้น ปราศจากชราและความตาย; ฉันใด ต้นไม้รื่นรมย์ในป่านันทนะและป่าอื่น ๆ ก็มีอยู่ฉันนั้น

Word by Word

• ajarāḥ: ageless
• ajarāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• amarāḥ: immortal
• amarāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic)

• svarge: in heaven
• svarge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ye: who/which
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• svarga-gāḥ: heaven-going / dwelling in heaven
• svarga-gāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + gā (गम्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय/ग-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक ‘ग’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘स्वर्गं गच्छन्ति’ इति

• khagāḥ: birds
• khagāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चय/तुल्यत्व

• manoramāḥ: delightful
• manoramāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manorama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• vṛkṣāḥ: trees
• vṛkṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• nandana-ādi: beginning with Nandana (garden)
• nandana-ādi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nandana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नन्दन-प्रभृति’ (as qualifier of ‘vaneṣu’)

• vaneṣu: in forests/groves
• vaneṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

Speaker

Pitṛs

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lekhā-nadī (implied in the immediate passage)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Śaunaka-ādi (frame; not stated here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous celestial grove: ageless birds gliding through a radiant sky, and wish-fulfilling trees heavy with blossoms and fruit in Nandana-like forests.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Nandana-vana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in realms of abundance and immortality, the narrative implies that true satisfaction follows dharma, not mere celestial luxury.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is named; Nandana is a heavenly grove referenced for contrast and description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is descriptive background within the Pitṛ narration.