Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

सर्वदानक्रतुभवं पुण्यं भवति योगतः । योगात्सकलकामाप्तिर्न योगाद्भुवि प्राप्यते

Transliteration

sarvadānakratubhavaṃ puṇyaṃ bhavati yogataḥ | yogātsakalakāmāptirna yogādbhuvi prāpyate

Translation

باليُوغا ينشأ ثوابٌ مقدّس يساوي ما يولد من كلّ صدقةٍ وكلّ قربان. ومن اليوغا يتحقّق بلوغُ جميع المقاصد—فلا شيء على الأرض يتعذّر نيله باليوغا.

Word by Word

• sarva-dāna-kratu-bhavam: born of all gifts and sacrifices
• sarva-dāna-kratu-bhavam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of puṇyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + dāna + kratu + bhava (प्रातिपदिक-चतुष्टय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (बहुपद) = Neuter, Accusative singular; ‘arising from all gifts and sacrifices’

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = Neuter, Nominative singular

• bhavati: becomes/is
• bhavati: Kriyā (Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू सत्तायाम्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन = Present indicative, 3rd person singular

• yogataḥ: through yoga
• yogataḥ: Hetu (Cause/means)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yogatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त) = ablatival adverb ‘from/through yoga’

• yogāt: from yoga
• yogāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Source/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन = Masculine, Ablative singular

• sakala-kāma-āptiḥ: attainment of all desires
• sakala-kāma-āptiḥ: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakala + kāma + āpti (प्रातिपदिक-त्रय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष = Feminine, Nominative singular; ‘attainment of all desires’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• yogāt: from yoga
• yogāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Source/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन = Masculine, Ablative singular

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन = Feminine, Locative singular

• prāpyate: is obtained
• prāpyate: Kriyā (Passive verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप् प्राप्तौ)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive) = Present indicative, 3rd person singular, passive (‘is obtained’)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from continuity of instruction in the same adhyāya addressed to Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī/Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic balance scale: on one side heaps of ritual items (gold, cows, soma vessels, sacrificial posts), on the other a single meditating yogin radiating light outweighs them; above, subtle deities witness in wonder.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yoga is extolled as a comprehensive dharmic practice that generates immense merit and enables attainment of human goals, ultimately supporting liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in a Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this line does not name the tīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Traditional rites (dāna/kratu) are referenced for comparison; the implied prescription is to practice yoga as an overarching discipline.