Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तेन यज्ञेन विधिवद्विहितेन नरेश्वरः । शुशुभे शोभनाचारः स्वर्गे देवेंद्रवत्क्षणात्

Transliteration

tena yajñena vidhivadvihitena nareśvaraḥ | śuśubhe śobhanācāraḥ svarge deveṃdravatkṣaṇāt

Translation

Nhờ lễ tế ấy được cử hành đúng pháp đúng nghi, bậc chúa tể loài người—với hạnh nghi cao đẹp—liền rạng ngời nơi cõi trời như Đế Thích (Indra) trong khoảnh khắc.

Word by Word

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यज्ञेन: by the sacrifice
• यज्ञेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विधिवत्: according to rule
• विधिवत्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विहितेन: properly arranged/performed
• विहितेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-धा/धा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् यज्ञेन प्रति

• नरेश्वरः: the lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शुशुभे: shone/was splendid
• शुशुभे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शोभन-आचारः: of excellent conduct
• शोभन-आचारः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् नरेश्वरः प्रति

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देव-इन्द्र-वत्: like Indra
• देव-इन्द्र-वत्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative adverbial)

• क्षणात्: in an instant/suddenly
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/Separation/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Agastya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, radiant after a flawlessly performed sacrifice, is envisioned as ascending or shining in Svarga, comparable to Indra—celestial light, apsaras, and deva-court imagery implied.

Characters & Entities

• Nareśvara (king, Raghu implied)
• Devendra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When ritual is joined with right conduct and performed according to dharma, it yields swift spiritual reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s greatness is reflected through the heavenly merit gained by its righteous king and traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The sacrifice must be performed vidhivat—according to scriptural procedure—to bear its stated fruit.