Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 123

Devanagari script

तथैवं सात्म्यमभ्येति योगिनामात्मा परात्मना । एवं ज्ञात्वा फलं योगी सदा योगं समभ्यसेत्

Transliteration

tathaivaṃ sātmyamabhyeti yogināmātmā parātmanā | evaṃ jñātvā phalaṃ yogī sadā yogaṃ samabhyaset

Translation

So too, the yogin’s self attains complete harmony and union with the Supreme Self. Knowing this fruit, the yogin should always practice yoga.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/तुल्यतावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/so')

• एवम्: in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• सात्म्यम्: identity, assimilation, harmony
• सात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम

• अभ्येति: attains, reaches
• अभ्येति: Kriya (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अभि-

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• आत्मा: self
• आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परात्मना: with/by the Supreme Self
• परात्मना: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; पर + आत्मन् (समास)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञात्वा (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा धातु, त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): 'having known'

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• योगी: the yogin
• योगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'always')

• योगम्: yoga, discipline
• योगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समभ्यसेत्: should practice
• समभ्यसेत्: Kriya (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस्/अस्य (धातु: √अस् 'to practice' in causative/denominative sense via √अस्?; standard: √अस् (अस्यति) not; here from √अस् (अभ्यासे) as √अस् is not classical; better: √अस् is incorrect; correct dhātu: √अस् (अस्यति) doesn't fit; verb is from √अस्? Actually 'अभ्यस्' (धातु √अभ्यस्/अभ्यास)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: √अभ्यस् (अभ्यासे) with उपसर्ग: सम् + अभि-

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin in steady practice at dawn and dusk (two-panel feel): first in disciplined posture, second subtly merged with a vast luminous presence symbolizing Paramātman.

Characters & Entities

• Parātman (Supreme Self)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The goal of yoga is union with the Supreme Self; understanding this motivates steady, lifelong practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No location is mentioned; the teaching is soteriological (about liberation).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general prescription is given: continual practice of yoga (abhyāsa), without detailing a specific rite.