Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

प्रणवेन युतं साग्रं सरहस्यं श्रुतेः परम्

Transliteration

praṇavena yutaṃ sāgraṃ sarahasyaṃ śruteḥ param

Translation

Mit dem Praṇava (Oṃ) verbunden, in allen Teilen vollkommen, ist es das höchste Geheimnis—jenseits selbst dessen, was im Veda vernommen wird.

Word by Word

• प्रणवेन: with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• युतम्: joined, combined
• युतम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यु (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = ‘joined/combined’

• साग्रम्: together with the beginning/forepart
• साग्रम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—‘स-अग्र’ = ‘with its foremost part/with the beginning’

• सरहस्यम्: together with (its) secret
• सरहस्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—‘स-रहस्य’ = ‘with the secret (esoteric) part’

• श्रुतेः: of the Veda/śruti
• श्रुतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme, beyond
• परम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘supreme/beyond’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; immediately preceding indicates Śiva’s esoteric upadeśa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet yogin at a tīrtha-bank, a luminous Oṃ hovering above, Vedic sages in the background indicating ‘śruti’, while the mantra’s ‘secret beyond hearing’ is shown as an inner radiance in the heart-lotus.

Characters & Entities

• Praṇava (Oṃ)
• Śruti (Veda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Oṃ-centered contemplation is presented as a direct, complete path to the highest truth, surpassing mere textual learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single named tīrtha appears in this verse; it links the tīrtha context to mantra-rahāsya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit prescription: unite practice with the Praṇava (Oṃ), i.e., Oṃ as the core of japa/dhyāna.