Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

योगशास्त्रं मया दत्तं तव निर्वाणसाधकम् । सर्वेषां योगिनां मध्ये योगाचार्योऽस्तु वै भवान्

Transliteration

yogaśāstraṃ mayā dattaṃ tava nirvāṇasādhakam | sarveṣāṃ yogināṃ madhye yogācāryo'stu vai bhavān

Translation

„Ich habe dir die Lehre des Yoga gegeben, ein Mittel zu deinem Nirvāṇa. Unter allen Yogins sollst du wahrlich ein Lehrer des Yoga sein.“

Word by Word

• yogaśāstram: the treatise on yoga
• yogaśāstram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य शास्त्रम्)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• dattam: given
• dattam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि

• tava: for you / your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• nirvāṇasādhakam: bringing about liberation
• nirvāṇasādhakam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvāṇa + sādhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्वाणस्य साधकम्) विशेषणम् (योगशास्त्रम्)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (योगिनाम् इति विशेष्ये), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• yoginām: of yogins
• yoginām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• madhye: in the midst
• madhye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• yogācāryaḥ: the teacher of yoga
• yogācāryaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + ācārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य आचार्यः)

• astu: let (him) be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis/indeed)

• bhavān: you
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jaigīṣavya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva bestows a palm-leaf manuscript or luminous teaching-stream upon Jaigīṣavya; the sage receives it reverently, signifying authorization as yoga-preceptor.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Jaigīṣavya
• Yoga
• Nirvāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True Yoga is oriented to liberation, and spiritual authority is framed as service—guiding others on the path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, Kāśī is the implied sacred landscape where Śiva imparts liberating knowledge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes transmission of yogic doctrine rather than an external ritual; it points to disciplined yogic practice aimed at mokṣa.