Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124

Devanagari script

अत्रोपमां व्याहरंति योगार्थं योगिनोऽ मलाः । शशांकरश्मिसंयोगादर्ककांतो हुताशनम्

Transliteration

atropamāṃ vyāharaṃti yogārthaṃ yogino' malāḥ | śaśāṃkaraśmisaṃyogādarkakāṃto hutāśanam

Translation

Ici, afin d’expliquer le yoga, les yogin sans tache énoncent une analogie : par la conjonction des rayons de la lune, la gemme arka-kānta allume le feu.

Word by Word

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• upamām: a simile/example
• upamām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• vyāharanti: utter, state
• vyāharanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vy-ā-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• yoga-artham: for the purpose of yoga
• yoga-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yogasya arthaḥ)

• yoginaḥ: yogins
• yoginaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• amalāḥ: pure, stainless
• amalāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying yoginaḥ)

• śaśāṅka-raśmi-saṃyogāt: from the conjunction of moon-rays
• śaśāṅka-raśmi-saṃyogāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśāṅka (प्रातिपदिक) + raśmi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (śaśāṅkasya raśmayaḥ; teṣāṃ saṃyogaḥ)

• arka-kāntaḥ: the sun-stone (arkakānta)
• arka-kāntaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (arkasya kāntaḥ)

• hutāśanam: fire
• hutāśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hutāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stainless yogin instructs disciples, pointing to an arka-kānta gem catching cool moonbeams and unexpectedly igniting a small sacred fire, illustrating subtle yogic causality.

Characters & Entities

• Śaśāṅka (Moon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yoga is clarified through metaphor: subtle causes and proper conjunctions can yield powerful transformative results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is an instructional analogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces a teaching device (upamā) rather than a ritual.