Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

आत्मना परमात्मानं योगिनः पर्युपासते

Transliteration

ātmanā paramātmānaṃ yoginaḥ paryupāsate

Translation

Par le Soi, les yogins vénèrent et réalisent le Soi suprême (Paramātman).

Word by Word

• आत्मना: by the self
• आत्मना: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• परमात्मानम्: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पर्युपासते: worship/meditate upon
• पर्युपासते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (aphoristic doctrinal statement within the hymn/context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solitary yogin seated before a simple liṅga, but the true focus is inward: a luminous axis of light rises from heart to crown, suggesting the Supreme Self realized through the self.

Characters & Entities

• Yogins
• Paramātman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest worship is inward: consciousness turns upon itself to know the Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra indirectly, by presenting the inner meaning behind Liṅga worship central to Kedāra Mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative upāsanā: contemplate the Supreme Self through one’s own inner Self.