Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

सर्वदानक्रतुभवं पुण्यं भवति योगतः । योगात्सकलकामाप्तिर्न योगाद्भुवि प्राप्यते

Transliteration

sarvadānakratubhavaṃ puṇyaṃ bhavati yogataḥ | yogātsakalakāmāptirna yogādbhuvi prāpyate

Translation

Par le yoga naît un mérite sacré, égal à celui qui provient de tout don et de tout sacrifice. Du yoga vient l’accomplissement de tous les buts : rien sur terre n’est hors d’atteinte par le yoga.

Word by Word

• sarva-dāna-kratu-bhavam: born of all gifts and sacrifices
• sarva-dāna-kratu-bhavam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of puṇyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + dāna + kratu + bhava (प्रातिपदिक-चतुष्टय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (बहुपद) = Neuter, Accusative singular; ‘arising from all gifts and sacrifices’

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन = Neuter, Nominative singular

• bhavati: becomes/is
• bhavati: Kriyā (Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू सत्तायाम्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन = Present indicative, 3rd person singular

• yogataḥ: through yoga
• yogataḥ: Hetu (Cause/means)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yogatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त) = ablatival adverb ‘from/through yoga’

• yogāt: from yoga
• yogāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Source/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन = Masculine, Ablative singular

• sakala-kāma-āptiḥ: attainment of all desires
• sakala-kāma-āptiḥ: Kartā (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakala + kāma + āpti (प्रातिपदिक-त्रय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष = Feminine, Nominative singular; ‘attainment of all desires’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• yogāt: from yoga
• yogāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Source/cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन = Masculine, Ablative singular

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन = Feminine, Locative singular

• prāpyate: is obtained
• prāpyate: Kriyā (Passive verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप् प्राप्तौ)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive) = Present indicative, 3rd person singular, passive (‘is obtained’)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from continuity of instruction in the same adhyāya addressed to Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī/Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic balance scale: on one side heaps of ritual items (gold, cows, soma vessels, sacrificial posts), on the other a single meditating yogin radiating light outweighs them; above, subtle deities witness in wonder.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yoga is extolled as a comprehensive dharmic practice that generates immense merit and enables attainment of human goals, ultimately supporting liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in a Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this line does not name the tīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Traditional rites (dāna/kratu) are referenced for comparison; the implied prescription is to practice yoga as an overarching discipline.