Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

ध्रुवश्चोत्तानपादस्य पुत्रः परमधार्मिकः । भक्त्या स विष्णुमाराध्य स्थानं चैवाक्षयं गतः

Transliteration

dhruvaścottānapādasya putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ | bhaktyā sa viṣṇumārādhya sthānaṃ caivākṣayaṃ gataḥ

Translation

اُتّانپاد کا بیٹا دھرو نہایت دھارمک تھا۔ بھکتی سے اُس نے وِشنو کی آراڌنا کی اور اَمر، اَبدی مقام کو پا لیا۔

Word by Word

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva
• ध्रुवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उत्तानपादस्य: of Uttānapāda
• उत्तानपादस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तानपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमधार्मिकः: supremely righteous
• परमधार्मिकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक; परम + धार्मिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) ध्रुवस्य

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय-भाव (indeclinable verbal); ‘having worshipped’

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) स्थानस्य

• गतः: attained/went
• गतः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘gone/attained’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhruvapada / Dhruvaloka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Young Dhruva stands in austere devotion, mind fixed on Viṣṇu; the cosmic ‘Dhruva-station’ shines above as an unmoving star-like realm, suggesting permanence and divine grace.

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva
• Uttānapāda
• Viṣṇu
• Dhruvaloka (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast bhakti yields lasting spiritual attainment; devotion is portrayed as stronger than worldly instability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is specified; the ‘imperishable station’ points to Dhruva’s cosmic abode (Dhruvaloka).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The practice implied is ārādhana (devotional worship) of Viṣṇu; no specific vow or rite is detailed.