Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

योगाभ्यासे स्थितो भद्रे ध्यायंस्तत्परमं पदम् । तत्रागच्छ मया सार्द्धं यत्र तप्यत्यसौ तपः

Transliteration

yogābhyāse sthito bhadre dhyāyaṃstatparamaṃ padam | tatrāgaccha mayā sārddhaṃ yatra tapyatyasau tapaḥ

Translation

„O Sanfte, ich verweile in der Übung des Yoga und meditiere über jenen höchsten Zustand. Komm mit mir dorthin, an den Ort, wo er seine Tapas vollzieht.“

Word by Word

• योग-अभ्यासे: in the practice of yoga
• योग-अभ्यासे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य अभ्यासः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative, Singular)

• स्थितः: situated, abiding
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यायत्/ध्यायन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तत्-परमम्: supreme in that (i.e., fixed on that)
• तत्-परमम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्मिन् परम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• पदम्: state, abode, goal
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriyā (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular)

• मया: with me
• मया: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• सार्द्धम्: together
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb: 'where')

• तप्यति: he performs austerity, he is heated/tormented
• तप्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present Indicative, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• असौ: that one (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tapas-sthāna within Revā-kṣetra (unnamed here)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, established in yogic practice, invites Umā to accompany him to the place where the dānava performs austerity—calm movement from meditation to compassionate action.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Yoga
• Parama Pada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yoga and tapas are shown as interconnected paths; the supreme goal is remembered even while engaging the world’s unfolding events.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse indicates a pilgrimage-like movement to the tapas-site, but does not name a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation (dhyāna) within yogābhyāsa is referenced; no formal vow or bathing/charity rite is specified.