Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

पद्मासनपरो भूत्वा संपूज्य ज्ञानलोचनः

Transliteration

padmāsanaparo bhūtvā saṃpūjya jñānalocanaḥ

Translation

Assis fermement en Padmāsana, et après avoir accompli le culte comme il se doit, le chercheur — dont les yeux sont guidés par la connaissance — (doit poursuivre la pratique).

Word by Word

• पद्मासनपरः: intent on the lotus-posture (Padmāsana)
• पद्मासनपरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्मासन (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पद्मासने परः = padmāsane paraḥ)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having become)

• सम्पूज्य: having fully worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriya (क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having duly worshipped)

• ज्ञानलोचनः: one whose eyes are (of) knowledge; the knower
• ज्ञानलोचनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (ज्ञानं लोचनं यस्य/ज्ञानरूपं लोचनम्)

Speaker

Śiva (contextual continuation of Īśvara’s instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A practitioner seated in perfect padmāsana before a small shrine; lamp flame steady; eyes calm, suggesting ‘jñāna-locana’; offerings arranged neatly.

Characters & Entities

• Padmāsana
• pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right posture and reverent worship prepare the mind and senses for mantra-meditation and higher knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse gives sādhana guidance within the wider tīrtha-mahātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Assume Padmāsana and perform proper worship (saṃpūjya) as preparation for meditation/japa.