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

Ainsi, l’âme du yogin parvient à l’accord parfait et à l’union avec le Soi suprême. Connaissant ce fruit, le yogin doit pratiquer le yoga en tout temps.

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.