Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

वैष्णवं परमं स्थानं प्राप्नुहि त्वं सनातनम् । भवन्मूर्तिः समायातः शेषोऽपि विलसत्फणः

Transliteration

vaiṣṇavaṃ paramaṃ sthānaṃ prāpnuhi tvaṃ sanātanam | bhavanmūrtiḥ samāyātaḥ śeṣo'pi vilasatphaṇaḥ

Translation

“تم سناتن، اعلیٰ ویشنو دھام کو حاصل کرو۔ تمہاری ہی صورت ظاہر ہوئی ہے—خود شیش ناگ، روشن اور پھیلے ہوئے پھنوں کے ساتھ۔”

Word by Word

• vaiṣṇavam: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• vaiṣṇavam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्थानं विशेषयति

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्थानं विशेषयति

• sthānam: abode/place
• sthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prāpnuhi: attain/reach
• prāpnuhi: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; प्राप्नु = 'attain'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sanātanam: eternal
• sanātanam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; स्थानं विशेषयति

• bhavat-mūrtiḥ: your form/embodiment
• bhavat-mūrtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः = 'bhavataḥ mūrtiḥ'

• samāyātaḥ: has arrived/come
• samāyātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) + sam-ā (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'has come/arrived' (शेषः इति विशेषण/विधेय)

• śeṣaḥ: Śeṣa
• śeṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपि = 'also')

• vilasat-phaṇaḥ: whose hoods are shining/playing
• vilasat-phaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vilasat (कृदन्त, शतृ) + phaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः = 'vilasantaḥ phaṇāḥ yasya'

Speaker

Indra (Śakra) (context from prior verse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Lakṣmaṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra declares Lakṣmaṇa’s ascent to the eternal supreme Vaiṣṇava abode; behind/around Lakṣmaṇa, the form of Śeṣa becomes evident—radiant, many-hooded, hoods spread like a jeweled canopy.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Śeṣa (Ananta)
• Vaiṣṇava Parama Sthāna (supreme Vaiṣṇava abode, i.e., Vaikuṇṭha in later parlance)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The purāṇic ideal: fulfilling dharma culminates in attaining the supreme divine abode and realizing one’s eternal identity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, indirectly—its sacred atmosphere is shown as a gateway for divine revelation and transcendental ascent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse teaches the fruit (phala) of dharma—attainment of the supreme Vaiṣṇava state.