Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

प्राणायामेऽधमे घर्मः कंपो भवति मध्यमे । उत्तिष्ठेदुत्तमे देहो बद्धपद्मासनो मुहुः

Transliteration

prāṇāyāme'dhame gharmaḥ kaṃpo bhavati madhyame | uttiṣṭheduttame deho baddhapadmāsano muhuḥ

Translation

Beim prāṇāyāma entsteht auf der unteren Stufe Schweiß; auf der mittleren Stufe zeigt sich Zittern. Auf der höchsten Stufe erhebt sich der Körper immer wieder von selbst, selbst wenn der Lotossitz fest gebunden ist.

Word by Word

• prāṇāyāme: in prāṇāyāma (breath-control)
• prāṇāyāme: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇāyāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः प्राण+आयाम (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्धारणार्थ)

• adhame: in the lowest (stage)
• adhame: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (prāṇāyāme इत्यस्य)

• gharmaḥ: heat, sweating
• gharmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• kaṃpaḥ: tremor
• kaṃpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• bhavati: arises/is
• bhavati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• madhyame: in the middle (stage)
• madhyame: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; (prāṇāyāme इत्यस्य) विशेषणम्

• uttiṣṭhet: would rise/stands up
• uttiṣṭhet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sthā (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• uttame: in the highest (stage)
• uttame: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; (prāṇāyāme इत्यस्य) विशेषणम्

• dehaḥ: the body
• dehaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• baddha-padmāsanaḥ: (the body) in locked lotus-posture
• baddha-padmāsanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: baddha (कृदन्त/भू-धातोः क्त) + padmāsana (प्रातिपदिक; पद्म+आसन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—बद्धः (firm/locked) च सः पद्मासनः; dehaḥ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• muhuḥ: repeatedly, again and again
• muhuḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

Speaker

Skanda

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Yoga
• Prāṇāyāma
• Padmāsana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It describes observable signs of increasing mastery in prāṇāyāma, encouraging disciplined, graded practice rather than haste.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on yogic practice rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical yogic prescription is implied: steady prāṇāyāma while maintaining a firm padmāsana, progressing through stages.