Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

योगाभ्यासे स्थितो भद्रे ध्यायंस्तत्परमं पदम् । तत्रागच्छ मया सार्द्धं यत्र तप्यत्यसौ तपः

Transliteration

yogābhyāse sthito bhadre dhyāyaṃstatparamaṃ padam | tatrāgaccha mayā sārddhaṃ yatra tapyatyasau tapaḥ

Translation

«Ô douce amie, je demeure établi dans la pratique du yoga, méditant sur l’état suprême. Viens avec moi là-bas, au lieu où il accomplit son tapas.»

Word by Word

• योग-अभ्यासे: in the practice of yoga
• योग-अभ्यासे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य अभ्यासः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative, Singular)

• स्थितः: situated, abiding
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्यायत्/ध्यायन् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तत्-परमम्: supreme in that (i.e., fixed on that)
• तत्-परमम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्मिन् परम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• पदम्: state, abode, goal
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriyā (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular)

• मया: with me
• मया: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• सार्द्धम्: together
• सार्द्धम्: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb: 'where')

• तप्यति: he performs austerity, he is heated/tormented
• तप्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present Indicative, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• असौ: that one (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tapas-sthāna within Revā-kṣetra (unnamed here)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, established in yogic practice, invites Umā to accompany him to the place where the dānava performs austerity—calm movement from meditation to compassionate action.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Yoga
• Parama Pada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yoga and tapas are shown as interconnected paths; the supreme goal is remembered even while engaging the world’s unfolding events.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse indicates a pilgrimage-like movement to the tapas-site, but does not name a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation (dhyāna) within yogābhyāsa is referenced; no formal vow or bathing/charity rite is specified.