Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

रहस्यं योगविद्याया यथावत्त्वं तपोधन । संवेत्स्यसे प्रसादान्मे येन निर्वाणमाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

rahasyaṃ yogavidyāyā yathāvattvaṃ tapodhana | saṃvetsyase prasādānme yena nirvāṇamāpsyasi

Translation

“O treasure of austerity, by My grace you will understand the secret of the yogic science in its true reality—through which you will attain nirvāṇa.”

Word by Word

• rahasyam: the secret
• rahasyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rahasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• yogavidyāyāḥ: of the knowledge of yoga
• yogavidyāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य विद्या)

• yathāvattvam: the true nature (as it really is)
• yathāvattvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yathāvat + tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun: 'in its true form')

• tapodhana: O treasure of austerity
• tapodhana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (तपः धनं यस्य)

• saṃvetsyase: you will come to know
• saṃvetsyase: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-vid (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• prasādāt: from (my) grace
• prasādāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• nirvāṇam: liberation
• nirvāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirvāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• āpsyasi: you will attain
• āpsyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Jaigīṣavya (tapodhana)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A subtle, luminous transmission: Śiva’s gaze and gesture reveal the ‘secret’ of yoga; the sage’s aura brightens, indicating dawning realization.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Jaigīṣavya
• Yoga-vidyā
• Prasāda (grace)
• Nirvāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberating knowledge matures through divine grace; the deepest yogic truth is realized, not merely learned.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśīkhaṇḍa context places this teaching within Kāśī’s sanctity, where grace and liberation are thematically central.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual is specified; the focus is on inner realization of yogic truth supported by īśvara-prasāda.