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

自毗昆陀世界归来后，他投生于难提跋陀那城（Nandivardhana）；享受人间安乐，并生下俊美的儿子。

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).