Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अकामो वा सकामो वा अपि तीर्थगतोपि वा । स्वर्गद्वारे त्यजन्प्राणान्विष्णुलोके महीयते

Transliteration

akāmo vā sakāmo vā api tīrthagatopi vā | svargadvāre tyajanprāṇānviṣṇuloke mahīyate

Translation

Dù không ham muốn hay còn ham muốn—dẫu chỉ đơn thuần đến nơi tīrtha—ai xả bỏ mạng sống tại Svargadvāra thì được tôn vinh trong thế giới của Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• akāmaḥ: Desireless
• akāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akāma (a-kāma)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vā: Or
• vā: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• sakāmaḥ: With desire
• sakāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakāma (sa-kāma)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• api: Even/Also
• api: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• tīrthagataḥ: Gone to the pilgrimage
• tīrthagataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīrthagata (tīrtha-gata)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• svargadvāre: At Svargadvara
• svargadvāre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svargadvāra (svarga-dvāra)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tyajan: Abandoning/Giving up
• tyajan: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: Present Active Participle (Shatri), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• prāṇān: Life breaths/Life
• prāṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• viṣṇuloke: In Vishnu's world
• viṣṇuloke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇuloka (viṣṇu-loka)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• mahīyate: Is worshipped/honored
• mahīyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mah (धातु)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Passive (Karmani), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa dialogue style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svargadvāra

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred gateway-ghāṭ called Svargadvāra: pilgrims arrive with mixed motives; an elder devotee relinquishes breath while priests chant; a luminous path or Viṣṇu’s attendants symbolically receive the soul toward Viṣṇu-loka.

Characters & Entities

• Svargadvāra
• Viṣṇuloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s grace is shown as overriding inner variability; the place itself is a decisive spiritual cause.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Svargadvāra in Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it contrasts akāma/sakāma states and emphasizes the fruit of departing life at the holy spot.