Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

उज्जयिन्यां रता ये च प्रथमाश्रमवासिनः । द्वारावतीश्रिता ये च बदर्य्याश्रयिणस्तथा

Transliteration

ujjayinyāṃ ratā ye ca prathamāśramavāsinaḥ | dvārāvatīśritā ye ca badaryyāśrayiṇastathā

Translation

凡心系邬阇耶尼者，凡住于第一精舍者，凡归依堕罗伐底者，亦复依止跋陀梨者——诸圣皆聚集。

Word by Word

• उज्जयिन्याम्: in Ujjayinī
• उज्जयिन्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उज्जयिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• रताः: engaged/devoted
• रताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक; रत < √ram (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• ये: who (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• प्रथमाश्रमवासिनः: dwellers in the first āśrama (stage)
• प्रथमाश्रमवासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथम-आश्रम-वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वासिन् < √vas (धातु) णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त

• द्वारावतीश्रिताः: residing in Dvārāvatī
• द्वारावतीश्रिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वारावती-श्रित (प्रातिपदिक; श्रित < √śri (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• ये: who (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• बदर्याश्रयिणः: those taking refuge in Badarī
• बदर्याश्रयिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी-आश्रयिन् (प्रातिपदिक; आश्रयिन् < √śri (धातु) णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Connector/Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice describing the assembly)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ujjayinī; Dvārāvatī; Badarī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of ascetics from multiple famed tīrthas—some with river-water pots, some with matted locks—arriving as a unified sage-assembly, evoking the map of Bhārata as a garland of holy sites.

Characters & Entities

• Ujjayinī (Ujjain)
• Prathamāśrama
• Dvārāvatī (Dvārakā)
• Badarī (Badarīkāśrama)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great tīrthas and āśramas are portrayed as dharma-centers whose residents naturally converge for sacred narration and mutual uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ujjayinī (Ujjain), Dvārāvatī (Dvārakā), and Badarī (Badarīkāśrama) are the primary sacred sites named.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse; it continues the listing of sages connected with renowned pilgrimage seats.