Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

नातितृप्तः क्षुधार्तो न न विण्मूत्रप्रबाधितः । नाध्वखिन्नो न चिंतार्तो योगं युंजीत योगवित्

Transliteration

nātitṛptaḥ kṣudhārto na na viṇmūtraprabādhitaḥ | nādhvakhinno na ciṃtārto yogaṃ yuṃjīta yogavit

Translation

Nicht übermäßig gesättigt, nicht vom Hunger gequält, nicht durch Stuhl oder Urin bedrängt, nicht von der Reise ermattet und nicht von Sorge bekümmert—so soll der Kundige des Yoga sich dem Yoga zuwenden.

Word by Word

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

• ati: overly, excessively
• ati: Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/अतिशयार्थक (excessively)

• tṛptaḥ: satiated
• tṛptaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛp (धातु) → tṛpta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nātitṛptaḥ: not overly satiated
• nātitṛptaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: na+ati+tṛpta (sandhi)
• Form: निषेध + अव्यय ‘अति’ + क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṣudhā: hunger
• kṣudhā: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• ārtaḥ: distressed
• ārtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṛ (धातु) → ārta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पीडित’

• kṣudhārtaḥ: distressed by hunger
• kṣudhārtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣudhā+ārta (समास)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (तृतीया/हेतु-अर्थ: ‘क्षुधया आर्तः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

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

• viṭ: feces
• viṭ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• mūtra: urine
• mūtra: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• prabādhitaḥ: afflicted
• prabādhitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra+bādh (धातु) → prabādhita (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पीडित’

• viṇmūtraprabādhitaḥ: troubled by bowel/urinary disturbance
• viṇmūtraprabādhitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṭ+mūtra+prabādhita (समास)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विण्मूत्रप्रबाधितः’ = ‘afflicted by feces/urine (urge/disorder)’

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

• adhvan: journey/road
• adhvan: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• khinnaḥ: fatigued
• khinnaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khid (धातु) → khinna (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘थकित’

• adhvakhinnaḥ: fatigued by travel
• adhvakhinnaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhvan+khinna (समास)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (तृतीया/हेतु-अर्थ: ‘अध्वना खिन्नः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• ciṃtā: worry
• ciṃtā: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cintā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• ārtaḥ: distressed
• ārtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṛ (धातु) → ārta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ciṃtārtaḥ: distressed by worry
• ciṃtārtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cintā+ārta (समास)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (तृतीया/हेतु-अर्थ: ‘चिन्तया आर्तः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yogam: yoga (practice)
• yogam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yuṃjīta: should practice/engage in
• yuṃjīta: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘युञ्जीत’ = ‘should engage/practice’

• yogavit: knower of yoga
• yogavit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga+vid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (उपपद: ‘योगं वेत्ति’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin prepares: finishes simple meal, washes, settles the body, releases travel-weariness, and sits with a calm, unburdened face.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Moderation and bodily order guard the mind; yoga thrives when urges, fatigue, and anxiety are calmed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is set within Kāśī’s Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, presenting practical dharma for seekers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Practice yoga only when neither overfed nor hungry, free from bodily urges, travel-fatigue, and mental worry.