Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

स विजित्य दिशः सर्वा गृहीत्वा रत्नसंचयम् । अयोध्यामागतो राजा राजधानीं च तां शुभाम्

Transliteration

sa vijitya diśaḥ sarvā gṛhītvā ratnasaṃcayam | ayodhyāmāgato rājā rājadhānīṃ ca tāṃ śubhām

Translation

Matapos lupigin ang lahat ng dako at tipunin ang kayamanang hiyas, nagbalik ang hari sa Ayodhyā—ang kanyang mapalad na kabiserang maharlika.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; sarvanāma (pronoun)

• vijitya: having conquered
• vijitya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ji (धातु; जि ‘to conquer’)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), pūrvakāla-kriyā

• diśaḥ: directions, quarters
• diśaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (feminine), Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa qualifying ‘diśaḥ’

• gṛhītvā: having taken
• gṛhītvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √grah (धातु; ग्रह् ‘to take’)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), pūrvakāla-kriyā

• ratna-saṃcayam: a collection/hoard of gems
• ratna-saṃcayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃcaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa: ratnānāṃ saṃcayaḥ (‘collection of gems’); Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana

• ayodhyām: to Ayodhyā
• ayodhyām: Karma (Goal/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक; proper noun)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; gati-karman (destination)

• āgataḥ: came, arrived
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त; √gam/गम् ‘to go’ + ā-; past active participle)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya (क्त), bhūtakāla (past participle), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; used predicatively with ‘rājā’

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Ekavacana

• rājadhānīm: the capital city
• rājadhānīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa: rājñaḥ dhānī (‘royal residence/capital’); Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; samuccaya (conjunction)

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; sarvanāma used as viśeṣaṇa of ‘rājadhānīm’

• śubhām: auspicious, splendid
• śubhām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of ‘rājadhānīm’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa Ayodhyāmāhātmya narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand entry into Ayodhyā: city gates adorned, citizens welcoming, the king arriving with jewel-laden carts; temples and palace spires visible; atmosphere of auspicious completion.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly success is directed back toward the dharmic center—returning to the sacred capital to perform righteous duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is explicitly praised as the king’s “śubhā rājadhānī,” underscoring its auspiciousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated, but the narrative sets up the resources and setting for a forthcoming yajña.