Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

सत्यान्वितं सत्ययोगसंयुतं पुण्यवार्तया । पंचविंशतिभिर्युक्तं गुणैर्यो जागरं नरः । एकादश्यां प्रकुर्वीत पुनर्न जायते भुवि

Transliteration

satyānvitaṃ satyayogasaṃyutaṃ puṇyavārtayā | paṃcaviṃśatibhiryuktaṃ guṇairyo jāgaraṃ naraḥ | ekādaśyāṃ prakurvīta punarna jāyate bhuvi

Translation

Jene Nachtwache, die von Wahrheit erfüllt ist, mit der Übung des Wahrheits‑Yoga vereint und durch heilige Rede getragen—ausgestattet mit fünfundzwanzig Tugenden—wer sie am Ekādaśī wach vollzieht, wird auf Erden nicht wiedergeboren.

Word by Word

• satya: truth
• satya: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• anvitam: endowed with
• anvitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-i (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• satya: truth
• satya: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• yoga: discipline, union
• yoga: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• saṃyutam: joined with
• saṃyutam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• puṇya: meritorious, holy
• puṇya: Sambandha (Genitive-relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (समासपूर्वपद), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• vārtayā: by sacred talk/discourse
• vārtayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• paṃcaviṃśatibhiḥ: with twenty-five
• paṃcaviṃśatibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃca-viṃśati (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (viṃśati), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• yuktam: endowed with
• yuktam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• guṇaiḥ: with qualities
• guṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• jāgaram: vigil, wakefulness (rite)
• jāgaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; यः-सम्बन्धे अपपद

• ekādaśyām: on Ekādaśī
• ekādaśyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (कालाधिकरण)

• prakurvīta: should perform
• prakurvīta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• punar: again
• punar: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• na: not
• na: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• jāyate: is born
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक; भुवि = भूमि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada (contextual attribution within the Arjuna–Nārada dialogue in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ekādaśī-jāgaraṇa (vrata-mahātmyam)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A culminating dawn after Ekādaśī vigil: devotees remain awake, serene and radiant; a speaker continues puṇya-vārtā; above, a symbolic motif of the soul’s ascent (light rising) suggests freedom from rebirth.

Characters & Entities

• Ekādaśī
• Jāgara
• Satya
• Yoga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ekādaśī vigil becomes liberating when grounded in truth, disciplined living, and uplifting sacred conversation.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The shloka focuses on the vrata (Ekādaśī jāgara) rather than naming a particular site in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing jāgara (night vigil) on Ekādaśī, accompanied by satya (truthfulness) and puṇya-vārtā (pious/sacred discourse).