Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । एष गच्छतु भूपालो मया सह त्रिविष्टपम् । अनेनैव शरीरेण त्वत्प्रसादान्मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

brahmovāca | eṣa gacchatu bhūpālo mayā saha triviṣṭapam | anenaiva śarīreṇa tvatprasādānmunīśvara

Translation

梵天说道：愿此王与我同往三十三天（天界），仍以此身而行——皆赖汝之恩许，噢，牟尼中之主。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एषः: this one (he)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गच्छतु: let (him) go
• गच्छतु: Kriya (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूपालः: king
• भूपालः: Apposition (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूः पालः)

• मया: with me/by me
• मया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय (prepositional indeclinable: 'with')

• त्रिविष्टपम्: Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• त्रिविष्टपम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triviṣṭapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (त्रयः + विष्टपः)

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• शरीरेण: with the body
• शरीरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive) एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूप

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viśvāmitra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, serene and authoritative, declares that Triśaṅku shall go with him to heaven in the same body, explicitly attributing the success to Viśvāmitra’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Triśaṅku
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When spiritual striving is acknowledged and harmonized with cosmic authority, grace (prasāda) becomes the bridge between human aspiration and divine realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it is part of the didactic narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records Brahmā’s assent and the granting of passage.