Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

अथाहं परमात्मानमेनमाद्यंतवर्जितम् । ध्यानयोगैः समाधौ च भावयामि निरंतरम्

Transliteration

athāhaṃ paramātmānamenamādyaṃtavarjitam | dhyānayogaiḥ samādhau ca bhāvayāmi niraṃtaram

Translation

Darum betrachte ich unablässig diesen Paramātman, ohne Anfang und ohne Ende, durch die Übungen der Meditation und verweile ohne Unterbrechung im Samādhi.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• परमात्मानम्: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (परमः आत्मा); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• एनम्: this (one)
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आद्यन्त-वर्जितम्: devoid of beginning and end
• आद्यन्त-वर्जितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वृज्/√वर्ज्)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (आदि+अन्त) तत्पश्चात् उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहिसदृश प्रयोग: आद्यन्तयोः वर्जितः; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of परमात्मानम्/एनम्)

• ध्यान-योगैः: by meditative disciplines
• ध्यान-योगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (ध्यानस्य योगाः / ध्यानयोगाः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• समाधौ: in samādhi
• समाधौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• भावयामि: I contemplate/meditate upon
• भावयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense: contemplate/bring to mind)

• निरन्तरम्: continuously
• निरन्तरम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभाव/अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Pāśupata-yoga context within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī or the principal interlocutor in the Prabhāsa-māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogic Śiva-like figure seated in padmāsana near the Somnātha shrine, eyes half-closed, inner light visualized as an endless column of radiance (anādi-ananta), with the sea breeze and temple lamps steadying the mood.

Characters & Entities

• Paramātman
• Samādhi
• Dhyāna-yoga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady liberation-oriented practice is continuous remembrance of the Supreme through meditation and samādhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented as a field where contemplation and Śaiva realization are especially meaningful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A discipline (yoga) of dhyāna culminating in samādhi—an inner practice rather than an external rite.