Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ऋषिदेवासुरगणैर्जपहोमपरायणैः । यतिभिर्मोक्षकामैश्च स्वर्गद्वारो निषेव्यते

Transliteration

ṛṣidevāsuragaṇairjapahomaparāyaṇaiḥ | yatibhirmokṣakāmaiśca svargadvāro niṣevyate

Translation

天门（Svargadvāra）为众仙圣、诸天乃至阿修罗所常来礼敬供奉——皆以持诵（japa）与火供（homa）为依止——亦为求解脱的出家行者所亲近。

Word by Word

• ऋषिदेवासुरगणैः: by sages, gods, and hosts of asuras
• ऋषिदेवासुरगणैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिदेवासुरगण (प्रातिपदिक) = ऋषि + देव + असुर + गण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (ऋषयः देवाः असुराः गणाश्च)

• जपहोमपरायणैः: devoted to japa and homa
• जपहोमपरायणैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जपहोमपरायण (प्रातिपदिक) = जप + होम + परायण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ऋषिदेवासुरगणैः); द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (जपः च होमः च) + तत्पुरुषः (परायणः)

• यतिभिः: by ascetics
• यतिभिः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मोक्षकामैः: desiring liberation
• मोक्षकामैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्षकाम (प्रातिपदिक) = मोक्ष + काम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (यतिभिः); तत्पुरुषः (मोक्षं कामयन्ते)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वर्गद्वारः: the gate of heaven
• स्वर्गद्वारः: Karma (Object in passive/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गद्वार (प्रातिपदिक) = स्वर्ग + द्वार
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य द्वारः)

• निषेव्यते: is resorted to
• निषेव्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is resorted to/served’

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svargadvāra (Ayodhyā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Svargadvāra ghāṭ bustling yet serene: ṛṣis with matted hair chanting, devas radiant in the sky, asuras humbled with folded hands, yatis seated in meditation; a small homa fire glows near the river.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣi
• Deva
• Asura
• Yati
• Svargadvāra
• Japa
• Homa
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A truly great tīrtha attracts seekers across worlds; sustained practice (japa-homa) and mokṣa-intent converge there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Svargadvāra in Ayodhyā, portrayed as a universally revered center of worship and liberation-seeking.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (mantra repetition) and homa (fire-offering), along with tīrtha-sevā by yatis desiring mokṣa.