Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

यावद्भावा ह्यनेकाश्च इंद्रियार्थास्तथैव च । यावच्च ममताभावस्तावदीशो हि दुर्लभः

Transliteration

yāvadbhāvā hyanekāśca iṃdriyārthāstathaiva ca | yāvacca mamatābhāvastāvadīśo hi durlabhaḥ

Translation

Solange der Geist in viele Richtungen schweift, solange die Sinnesobjekte fortbestehen und solange das Gefühl des „Mein“ anhält, ist der Herr wahrlich schwer zu erlangen.

Word by Word

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Correlation marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (correlative adverb: ‘as long as/so long as’)

• bhāvāḥ: states/mental dispositions
• bhāvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• anekāḥ: many
• anekāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (bhāvāḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• indriya-arthāḥ: objects of the senses
• indriya-arthāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indriya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रियाणाम् अर्थाः)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Manner adjunct (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Correlation marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (correlative)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• mamatā-bhāvaḥ: the sense of ‘mine-ness’
• mamatā-bhāvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mamatā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ममतायाः भावः)

• tāvat: so long
• tāvat: Correlation marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (correlative: ‘so long/that long’)

• īśaḥ: the Lord
• īśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• durlabhaḥ: hard to obtain
• durlabhaḥ: Predicate adjective (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (īśaḥ)

Speaker

Nandī (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (and assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative teaching tableau: Nandin points to the heart while symbolic sense-objects (forms, sounds, riches) swirl around Brahmā, illustrating distraction and ‘mine-ness’ as veils.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa (Śiva)
• Indriyas (senses)
• Mamatā (possessiveness)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva-realization is blocked by scattered desires and possessiveness; renunciation and inner steadiness make the Lord accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named; the verse provides the inner qualification for benefiting from Kedāra’s Śaiva sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the prescription is vairāgya—reducing sense-objects and mamatā.