Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

मनो नियमितं येन सर्वेच्छासु सदागतम् । तस्य ज्ञाने च मोक्षे च कारणं मन एव हि

Transliteration

mano niyamitaṃ yena sarvecchāsu sadāgatam | tasya jñāne ca mokṣe ca kāraṇaṃ mana eva hi

Translation

Pour celui dont l’esprit—toujours porté vers tous les désirs—a été maîtrisé, c’est l’esprit lui-même qui devient la cause de la vraie connaissance et de la libération (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नियमितम्: restrained/controlled
• नियमितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि+यम् (धातु) → नियमित (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मनः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे/हेतौ

• सर्वेच्छासु: in all desires
• सर्वेच्छासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वस्य इच्छाः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• आगतम्: come/attained (i.e., present)
• आगतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मनः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तस्य: of that (mind)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ज्ञाने: in knowledge
• ज्ञाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मोक्षे: in liberation
• मोक्षे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कारणम्: cause
• कारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (causal/emphatic particle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An inner-journey tableau: the yogin seated, while faint desire-figures (objects of craving) circle like moths; a luminous rein (niyama) gathers them inward; above, a subtle doorway labeled jñāna leading to mokṣa-light.

Characters & Entities

• Mokṣa
• Jñāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same mind that runs toward desires, when disciplined, becomes the instrument of knowledge and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse teaches inner sādhana within the broader tīrtha-mahātmya discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Niyamana (regulation) of the mind as a core yogic discipline.