Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

वैराजा यत्र ते देवाः स्थिता दाहविवर्जिताः । षड्गुणेन तपोलोकात्सत्यलोको विराजते

Transliteration

vairājā yatra te devāḥ sthitā dāhavivarjitāḥ | ṣaḍguṇena tapolokātsatyaloko virājate

Translation

在毗罗阇（Vairāja）诸天安住之处，远离苦恼与灼烧；超越苦行界（Tapoloka）之上，真实界（Satyaloka）辉耀显现，其量为六倍。

Word by Word

• vairājāḥ: Vairājas (a class of beings/deities)
• vairājāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• te: those
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘te’ इति सर्वनामेन सह

• sthitāḥ: are situated / remain
• sthitāḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Predicative (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था, धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; ‘devāḥ’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• dāha-vivarjitāḥ: free from burning/heat
• dāha-vivarjitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dāha (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (कृदन्त, क्त; vi-√vṛj/√varj भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘दाहेन विवर्जिताः’—‘devāḥ’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• ṣaḍ-guṇena: by sixfold (factor of six)
• ṣaḍ-guṇena: Karaṇa (Instrument/Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘षड्गुण’ = sixfold (by a factor of six)

• tapaḥ-lokāt: from Tapoloka
• tapaḥ-lokāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapaḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• satya-lokaḥ: Satyaloka
• satya-lokaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• virājate: shines / stands resplendent
• virājate: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√rāj (राज्, धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satyaloka (Brahmaloka)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Satyaloka as a vast radiant sphere beyond Tapoloka, inhabited by serene Vairāja devas, no flames or suffering; a cool, luminous atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Vairāja Devas
• Tapoloka
• Satyaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays Satya (truth) as a luminous, suffering-free summit, implying that truthfulness and purity elevate consciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is about transcendent realms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the nature and placement of Satyaloka.