Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

यमामनन्ति योगीन्द्रास्तं वन्दे पुष्टिवर्धनम् । नमो लोकाधिनाथाय वंचते परिवंचते

Transliteration

yamāmananti yogīndrāstaṃ vande puṣṭivardhanam | namo lokādhināthāya vaṃcate parivaṃcate

Translation

„Ich verehre Ihn, den die erhabenen Yogin-Herren verkünden: den Mehrer von Wohlergehen und geistiger Fülle. Ehrerbietung dem Herrscher der Welten, der den Betrüger und den großen Betrüger überlistet.“

Word by Word

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आमनन्ति: they call / they invoke
• आमनन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• योगीन्द्राः: lords among yogis
• योगीन्द्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वन्दे: I praise / I salute
• वन्दे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• पुष्टिवर्धनम्: increaser of nourishment/prosperity
• पुष्टिवर्धनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्टि + वर्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable interjection/particle of salutation)

• लोकाधिनाथाय: to the overlord of the worlds
• लोकाधिनाथाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + अधि + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वञ्चते: he deceives / he deludes
• वञ्चते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वञ्च् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• परिवञ्चते: he thoroughly deceives / he outwits
• परिवञ्चते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-वञ्च् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yogins seated in meditation point toward Śiva as the source of their realization; behind them, shadowy figures symbolizing ‘deceivers’ dissolve in Śiva’s radiance; Dharma offers homage.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Yogīndras
• Lokādhinātha (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest Lord is recognized by realized yogins and is the giver of true flourishing—also the master over deception and delusion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

It is situated within the Setukhaṇḍa narrative frame, supporting the sanctity of Setu through Śiva-stuti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is commanded; the verse models devotional veneration (vandanā) as a spiritual practice.