Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

यदंतराविरभवन्निर्व्याजेन समाधिना । तदेव परमं धाम बहिराविरभूद्विधेः

Transliteration

yadaṃtarāvirabhavannirvyājena samādhinā | tadeva paramaṃ dhāma bahirāvirabhūdvidheḥ

Translation

Cette Demeure suprême, apparue au-dedans par le samādhi sans feinte de Brahmā, apparut aussi au-dehors au Créateur.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अन्तरा: within, inside
• अन्तरा: Desha (Location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/अवधिवाचक (within/inside)

• आविरभवत्: appeared, manifested
• आविरभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• निर्व्याजेन: without pretense, genuine
• निर्व्याजेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्व्याज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (समाधिना) — ‘without pretext’

• समाधिना: by (means of) samādhi
• समाधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देशक (that)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (धाम)

• धाम: abode, radiance
• धाम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Desha (Location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (outside)

• आविरभूत्: appeared, manifested
• आविरभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• विधेः: of Vidhī (Brahmā)
• विधेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘विधि’ = ब्रह्मा

Speaker

Śiva (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandavana (Oṃkāra revelation context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The supreme abode that dawned within Brahmā through sincere samādhi now appears outwardly to him as well—inner vision and outer manifestation coincide.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Brahmā (Vidhā)
• Supreme Dhāma
• Samādhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True samādhi reveals the Supreme first within consciousness and then as a perceivable divine reality—inner realization and outer epiphany converge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī setting is continued implicitly; the verse emphasizes the revelatory power of the kṣetra through Brahmā’s experience.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Genuine (nirvyāja) samādhi is highlighted as the means of realization; no ceremonial details are specified.