Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अनिर्द्देश्य मचिन्त्यं च निर्विकारं निरामयम् । ज्ञप्तिमात्रस्वरूपं च न्यासिनो यांति तत्र वै

Transliteration

anirddeśya macintyaṃ ca nirvikāraṃ nirāmayam | jñaptimātrasvarūpaṃ ca nyāsino yāṃti tatra vai

Translation

Indicible et inconcevable, immuable et sans souffrance — de la nature même de la pure Conscience. C’est à Cela, en vérité, que parviennent les renonçants (nyāsin).

Word by Word

• अनिर्द्देश्यम्: indescribable
• अनिर्द्देश्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिर्द्देश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; adjective)

• अचिन्त्यम्: unthinkable
• अचिन्त्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचिन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• निर्विकारम्: unchanging
• निर्विकारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; adjective)

• निरामयम्: free from disease/sorrow
• निरामयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरामय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; adjective)

• ज्ञप्तिमात्रस्वरूपम्: whose nature is mere awareness
• ज्ञप्तिमात्रस्वरूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञप्ति + मात्र + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक); ज्ञप्तिमात्रस्वरूप (समस्तपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्धारणार्थ-तत्पुरुष (of the nature of mere consciousness)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• न्यासिनः: renunciants/ascetics
• न्यासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• यान्ति: go/attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Present indicative, 3rd person plural, parasmaipada)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta/Lomaśa tradition) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solitary nyāsin in the snow-clad Kedāra valley sits in deep meditation before the Kedāranātha liṅga/temple silhouette; the Himalaya and a still sky suggest the indescribable, changeless awareness.

Characters & Entities

• Nyāsin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation is described as attainment of the changeless Reality—pure consciousness—especially emphasized as the goal of true renunciants.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, Kedāra is presented as a sacred context for renunciation and realization of Śiva-consciousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual is specified; the verse highlights the discipline of renunciation (nyāsa) and contemplative realization.