Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

वैकुंठलोकादागत्य पत्तने नंदिवर्धने । भौमानि भुक्त्वा सौख्यानि पुत्रानुत्पाद्य सुंदरान्

Transliteration

vaikuṃṭhalokādāgatya pattane naṃdivardhane | bhaumāni bhuktvā saukhyāni putrānutpādya suṃdarān

Translation

Từ cõi Vaikuṇṭha trở lại, ông tái sinh nơi thành Nandivardhana. Thọ hưởng hạnh phúc trần gian, ông sinh được những người con trai tuấn tú.

Word by Word

• वैकुण्ठलोकात्: from Vaikuṇṭha-loka
• वैकुण्ठलोकात्: Apādāna (Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वैकुण्ठस्य लोकः)

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): “having come”

• पत्तने: in the town
• पत्तने: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• नन्दिवर्धने: in Nandivardhana
• नन्दिवर्धने: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम); सप्तमी; एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (नन्देः वर्धनम्/नन्दिवर्धनः)

• भौमानि: earthly
• भौमानि: Viśeṣaṇa (to Karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सौख्यानि)

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• सौख्यानि: pleasures, comforts
• सौख्यानि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• उत्पाद्य: having begotten
• उत्पाद्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-पद्/उत्-पाद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): “having produced/begotten”

• सुन्दरान्: handsome, beautiful
• सुन्दरान्: Viśeṣaṇa (to Karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पुत्रान्)

Speaker

Maitrāvaruṇi

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandivardhana (as auspicious rebirth locale)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Lopāmudrā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous return from Vaikuṇṭha is followed by a serene earthly tableau: the brāhmaṇa reborn in Nandivardhana, enjoying righteous prosperity, surrounded by handsome sons and orderly city life.

Characters & Entities

• Vaikuṇṭha
• Nandivardhana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit can yield both celestial reward and auspicious rebirth, showing continuity of karma even after divine-world enjoyment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions Vaikuṇṭha (celestial realm) and Nandivardhana (earthly city) as stations in the merit-fruit narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates karmic results (bhoga and rebirth).