Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

तपसां च यदा प्राप्तिः सा शांतिरिति चोच्यते । सर्वेन्द्रियप्रसादश्च बुद्धेर्वै मरुतामपि

Transliteration

tapasāṃ ca yadā prāptiḥ sā śāṃtiriti cocyate | sarvendriyaprasādaśca buddhervai marutāmapi

Translation

Et lorsque sont obtenues les réalisations nées de l’austérité (tapas), cela aussi est appelé « paix ». Alors se lèvent la limpidité et la grâce de tous les sens, et la sérénité de l’intellect—assurément, par la maîtrise des souffles vitaux (vāyu) également.

Word by Word

• तपसाम्: of austerities
• तपसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (temporal adverb/conjunction)

• प्राप्तिः: attainment
• प्राप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सा: that (she/that)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शान्तिः: peace
• शान्तिः: Pratijna/Predicate (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• उच्यते: is said, is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• सर्वेन्द्रिय-प्रसादः: clarity/serenity of all the senses
• सर्वेन्द्रिय-प्रसादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (of all senses: clarity/serenity)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• बुद्धेः: of the intellect
• बुद्धेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nishedha/Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मरुताम्: of the winds/vital airs
• मरुताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Samuccaya (Also/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: inclusion/emphasis)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin after long tapas: senses depicted as calm, luminous icons (eye/ear etc.) around him; the intellect as a clear crystal above the head; winds (vāyus) as controlled swirling ribbons settling into stillness.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Peace (śānti) is recognized by the fruits of tapas: clarity of senses and steadiness of intellect, supported by regulation of the vital airs.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on inner yogic signs rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies disciplined tapas and regulation of the maruts (vital breaths), rather than a pilgrimage or donation rite.