Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

अनया सह पूतात्मा विहरस्व यथासुखम् । इत्याभाष्य मुनिश्रेष्ठस्तं मंत्रमुपदिश्य च

Transliteration

anayā saha pūtātmā viharasva yathāsukham | ityābhāṣya muniśreṣṭhastaṃ maṃtramupadiśya ca

Translation

„Mit ihr, in der Seele gereinigt, lebe und erfreue dich nach deinem Wunsch.“ So sprechend wies der beste der Weisen ihn auch in jenes Mantra ein.

Word by Word

• अनया: with this (woman)
• अनया: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय/सह-शब्दः (preposition-like indeclinable)

• पूतात्मा: one whose self is purified / purified-souled
• पूतात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूत + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (पूतः आत्मा यस्य/पूत आत्मा)

• विहरस्व: enjoy; roam; live
• विहरस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √हृ (धातु; ‘विहर्’ as denominative/verb stem)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यथा: as; according to
• यथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunction of manner)

• सुखम्: happiness; comfort
• सुखम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial object/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावे उपपद (यथासुखम्)

• यथासुखम्: comfortably; as you please
• यथासुखम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial compound)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक निपात (quotative particle)

• आभाष्य: having spoken
• आभाष्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √भाष् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having spoken/addressed’

• मुनिश्रेष्ठः: the best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां श्रेष्ठः)

• तम्: that (to him/that one)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उपदिश्य: having instructed; having taught
• उपदिश्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √दिश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (describing the guru’s instruction)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A venerable sage gives a blessing to the king, gesturing toward the queen; the sage then imparts the mantra, perhaps placing a hand on the king’s head or giving a rosary.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcākṣarī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

After purification, one may live household life in a dharmic way, grounded in mantra and inner purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Receiving and practicing the taught mantra (upadeśa) as the basis of purification and right living.