Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

सद्यो विधूय कृतिनो यांति शम्भोः परं पदम् । अतः संन्यस्तपुण्यानां सत्कथा साधनं परम्

Transliteration

sadyo vidhūya kṛtino yāṃti śambhoḥ paraṃ padam | ataḥ saṃnyastapuṇyānāṃ satkathā sādhanaṃ param

Translation

福德具足者顿然抖落诸垢，往诣商婆（湿婆）之至上境界；是故，对不再仅凭功德自恃者而言，圣善法语乃最胜之修持。

Word by Word

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (indeclinable; ‘immediately’)

• विधूय: having shaken off
• विधूय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-√dhū (धू धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having shaken off/removed’

• कृतिनः: the meritorious/fortunate ones
• कृतिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Masculine; Nominative; Plural)

• यान्ति: go, attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लट्; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Present; 3rd person; Plural; Parasmaipada)

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śambhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine; Genitive; Singular)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Accusative; Singular)

• पदम्: abode, state
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Accusative; Singular)

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (indeclinable; ‘therefore’)

• संन्यस्तपुण्यानाम्: of those who have renounced (worldly) merit
• संन्यस्तपुण्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃ-√nyas (न्यस् धातु) + puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Masculine; Genitive; Plural); समासः: संन्यस्त-पुण्य (tatpuruṣa; ‘those who have renounced merits’)

• सत्कथा: good discourse
• सत्कथा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat-kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (Feminine; Nominative; Singular)

• साधनम्: means, instrument
• साधनम्: Pradhana (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Nom/Acc; Singular)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter; Nom/Acc; Singular)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (unnamed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A renunciant releasing a bag labeled ‘puṇya’ into a river, then sitting to hear satkathā; above, a radiant Śiva-loka/Śambhu-pada opens like a luminous gateway.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rapid purification and steady sacred contemplation lead to Śiva’s supreme state; for the renunciant, sat-kathā is a foremost spiritual instrument.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular location is named; the verse glorifies Śiva’s paraṃ padam (supreme abode/state).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse recommends sat-kathā as a paramount sādhanā, especially for those oriented to renunciation.