Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामिव भूतानां भर्तुर्मोक्षस्य सर्वदा । अस्मिन्सिद्धाः सदा विप्र गोविंदव्रतमास्थिताः

Transliteration

sarveṣāmiva bhūtānāṃ bharturmokṣasya sarvadā | asminsiddhāḥ sadā vipra goviṃdavratamāsthitāḥ

Translation

اے برہمن! یہاں سدھ ہمیشہ قیام کرتے ہیں، جو ہر دم گووند ورت کو اختیار کیے رہتے ہیں—گووند، جو گویا تمام جانداروں کے لیے موکش کا مالک ہے۔

Word by Word

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Sambandha (Comparative marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा particle)

• bhūtānām: of beings
• bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• bhartuḥ: of the lord/supporter
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• mokṣasya: of liberation
• mokṣasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठī-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• asmin: in this (place)
• asmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• siddhāḥ: the accomplished ones
• siddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक adverb)

• vipra: O Brahmin
• vipra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• govinda-vratam: the vow of Govinda
• govinda-vratam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गोविन्दस्य व्रतम्

• āsthitāḥ: have undertaken/are observing
• āsthitāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active/PPP in sense of ‘having undertaken’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘आस्थित’ = ‘undertaken/observing’

Speaker

Agastya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: vipra (brāhmaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Siddhas hovering or seated in meditation across Ayodhyā’s sacred precincts, each marked by distinct Vaiṣṇava signs, all united in Govinda-vrata; a brahmin listener receives the teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Govinda
• Siddhas
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with a mokṣa-centered kṣetra and steadfast vow to Govinda nurtures spiritual perfection and liberation-oriented life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Candrahari/Vāsudeva-associated sacred place in Ayodhyā where Siddhas are said to dwell.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of the Govinda-vrata is highlighted as the continuing discipline of the Siddhas.