Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मज्ञानैकनिलयं सयुग्वानं गवेषय । अन्विष्य तूर्णं मत्प्रीत्यै पुनरागच्छ सारथे

Transliteration

brahmajñānaikanilayaṃ sayugvānaṃ gaveṣaya | anviṣya tūrṇaṃ matprītyai punarāgaccha sārathe

Translation

«Suche jenen Sayugvāna, die einzige Wohnstatt der Brahman-Erkenntnis. Wenn du ihn gefunden hast, kehre eilends zurück zu meiner Genugtuung, o Wagenlenker».

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मज्ञानैकनिलयम्: the sole abode of Brahma-knowledge
• ब्रह्मज्ञानैकनिलयम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-ज्ञान-एक-निलय (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + ज्ञान + एक + निलय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• सयुग्वानम्: having a yoke/with a team (i.e., with a cart/vehicle)
• सयुग्वानम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-युग्वान् (प्रातिपदिक; स + युग्वान्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन (Singular)

• गवेषय: seek
• गवेषय: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गवेषय (धातु; √गवेष्/गवेषय्)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• अन्विष्य: having searched
• अन्विष्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्विष्य (कृदन्त; √इष्/एष् ‘to seek’ with अनु-उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• मत्प्रीत्यै: for my pleasure
• मत्प्रीत्यै: सम्प्रदान (Purpose/Beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्-प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक; मत् + प्रीति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th); एकवचन (Singular)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ-

• सारथे: O charioteer
• सारथे: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative); एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unnamed king (in narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A commanding figure instructs his charioteer: ‘Find Sayugvāna, abode of Brahma-knowledge.’ The scene alternates between royal urgency and the quiet gravity of spiritual quest.

Characters & Entities

• Sayugvāna
• Brahmajñāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Brahma-knowledge is approached through earnest seeking of realized sages, with urgency and sincerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the living ‘tīrtha’ of a brahmavid.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; it prescribes purposeful seeking (gaveṣaṇā) and respectful approach to a knower of Brahman.