Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

एवमारूढयोगस्य तस्यापि कुरुनदन । पंचोपसर्गाः कटुकाः प्रवर्तंते यथा शृणु

Transliteration

evamārūḍhayogasya tasyāpi kurunadana | paṃcopasargāḥ kaṭukāḥ pravartaṃte yathā śṛṇu

Translation

Ô fils des Kurus, même pour celui qui s’est ainsi élevé sur la voie du yoga, cinq obstacles amers surgissent. Écoute comment ils se déploient.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “thus”)

• आरूढयोगस्य: of (one) who has attained yoga
• आरूढयोगस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरूढ-योग (प्रातिपदिक); आरूढ (कृदन्त, √रुह्) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (one who has mounted/attained yoga)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Emphasis/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: “also/even”)

• कुरुनदन: O son of the Kurus
• कुरुनदन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु-नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (delighter/son of the Kurus)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• उपसर्गाः: obstacles/afflictions
• उपसर्गाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• कटुकाः: harsh, painful
• कटुकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कटुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (उपसर्गाः)

• प्रवर्तन्ते: arise/occur
• प्रवर्तन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यथा: as/how
• यथा: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/conjunction: “as/how”)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kuru-nandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin climbing a steep mountain path labeled ‘Yoga’; five shadowy forms ahead representing obstacles; a calm guide-sage gestures ‘listen’ while the Kuru prince listens respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• Kurunandana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even advanced practitioners face subtle impediments; vigilance and right discernment remain essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is praised in this verse; it introduces a doctrinal list of yogic obstacles.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction to listen and understand the arising of obstacles.