Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

कीदृशी सा सदा मेध्याऽयोध्या विष्णुप्रियापुरी । आद्या सा गीयते वेदे पुरीणां मुक्तिदायिका

Transliteration

kīdṛśī sā sadā medhyā'yodhyā viṣṇupriyāpurī | ādyā sā gīyate vede purīṇāṃ muktidāyikā

Translation

อโยธยานั้นเป็นเช่นไร—บริสุทธิ์อยู่เสมอ เป็นนครอันเป็นที่รักของพระวิษณุ? ในพระเวทสรรเสริญว่าเป็นนครแรกเริ่ม และเป็นผู้ประทานโมกษะแก่นครทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• कीदृशी: of what kind?
• कीदृशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-विशेषणम् (सा/अयोध्या)

• सा: she/that (city)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• मेध्या: pure/fit for sacrifice
• मेध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अयोध्या)

• अयोध्या: Ayodhyā
• अयोध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णुप्रियापुरी: the city beloved of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुप्रियापुरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु-प्रिय-पुरī (प्रातिपदिक; विष्णु + प्रिया + पुरी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः प्रिया या पुरी)

• आद्या: prime/first
• आद्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सा/अयोध्या)

• सा: she/that
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गीयते: is sung/praised
• गीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• वेदे: in the Veda
• वेदे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पुरीणाम्: of cities
• पुरीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुक्तिदायिका: giver of liberation
• मुक्तिदायिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति-दायिका (प्रातिपदिक; मुक्ति + दायिका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सा/अयोध्या); तत्पुरुषः (मुक्तिं ददाति)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sages extol Ayodhyā as eternally pure and beloved of Viṣṇu, with a visionary glimpse of a luminous city sanctified by Vedic hymns.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• Viṣṇu
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supremely sacred city is defined by purity and God-centeredness, and such a place becomes a gateway to liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā—described as ever-pure and liberation-giving, beloved of Viṣṇu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse highlights Ayodhyā’s inherent sanctity (medhyatva) and mokṣa-bestowing power.