Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

स्रवत्पीयूषधारौघं ध्यायंश्चंद्रसमन्वितम् । प्राणायामेन योगींद्रः सुखमाप्नोति तत्क्षणात्

Transliteration

sravatpīyūṣadhāraughaṃ dhyāyaṃścaṃdrasamanvitam | prāṇāyāmena yogīṃdraḥ sukhamāpnoti tatkṣaṇāt

Translation

Méditant sur un flot de courants ruisselants semblables à l’ambroisie, uni au principe lunaire, le yogin souverain obtient la félicité à l’instant même par le prāṇāyāma.

Word by Word

• स्रवत्: flowing
• स्रवत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्रु (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• पीयूषधारौघम्: a flood of streams of nectar
• पीयूषधारौघम्: Karma (Object of meditation/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीयूष (प्रातिपदिक) + धारा (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• चन्द्रसमन्वितम्: endowed with the moon (principle)
• चन्द्रसमन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राणायामेन: by prāṇāyāma
• प्राणायामेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + आयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगीन्द्रः: lord among yogins
• योगीन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुखम्: happiness; ease
• सुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्क्षणात्: immediately; at that moment
• तत्क्षणात्: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th) एकवचनार्थे 'at that very moment'

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin bathed in cool moonlight; from above the head/inner space, silvery nectar streams descend like a gentle waterfall; the face shows immediate serenity and joy.

Characters & Entities

• Prāṇāyāma
• Candra (lunar principle)
• Pīyūṣa (nectar imagery)
• Yogīndra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prāṇāyāma joined with pure contemplation yields immediate inner sweetness—calm, joy, and subtle nourishment of mind.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Kāśī; the verse emphasizes inner yogic ‘nectar’ rather than an external tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A meditative visualization is prescribed: contemplate a nectar-like flow associated with the lunar current while practicing prāṇāyāma.