Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

गुरूपदेशविधिना ब्रह्मभूतत्वमश्नुते । स योगी नियताहारोदण्डत्रितयधारकः

Transliteration

gurūpadeśavidhinā brahmabhūtatvamaśnute | sa yogī niyatāhārodaṇḍatritayadhārakaḥ

Translation

Durch die Weise der Unterweisung des Guru erlangt man den Zustand, Brahman zu sein. Ein solcher Yogi ist in der Nahrung gezügelt und trägt die „drei Stäbe“ (tri-daṇḍa), die dreifache Zucht von Leib, Rede und Geist.

Word by Word

• गुरूपदेशविधिना: by the method of the guru’s instruction
• गुरूपदेशविधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु-उपदेश-विधि (प्रातिपदिक; गुरु + उपदेश + विधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मभूतत्वम्: the state of being Brahman
• ब्रह्मभूतत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-भूतत्व (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + भूतत्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अश्नुते: attains
• अश्नुते: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नियताहारः: having regulated diet
• नियताहारः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आहार (प्रातिपदिक; नियत + आहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दण्डत्रितयधारकः: bearer of the three staffs
• दण्डत्रितयधारकः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड-त्रितय-धारक (प्रातिपदिक; दण्ड + त्रितय + धारक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (Tīrthamāhātmya context; internal narrator not provided in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene yogin receiving whispered instruction from a guru near a sacred waterbody; the yogin holds a symbolic triple staff while maintaining calm posture and restrained senses.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Brahman
• Yogin
• Daṇḍa-tritaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberating realization is attained through guru-guided discipline—regulated living and threefold restraint leading to Brahman-state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in the verse; it emphasizes the inner qualifications that make tīrtha practice fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regulated diet and daṇḍa-tritaya (threefold discipline) are prescribed as yogic observances under the guru’s guidance.