Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एवं ते नियतात्मानो दमयुक्तास्तपस्विनः । समाधिना जिगीषन्ते ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम्

Transliteration

evaṃ te niyatātmāno damayuktāstapasvinaḥ | samādhinā jigīṣante brahmalokaṃ sanātanam

Translation

Ainsi, ces ascètes—maîtres d’eux-mêmes et pourvus de discipline—par le samādhi s’efforcent de vaincre les liens du monde et d’atteindre l’éternel Brahmaloka.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नियतात्मानः: self-controlled
• नियतात्मानः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (नियतः आत्मा यस्य/नियतात्मा)

• दमयुक्ताः: endowed with restraint
• दमयुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दम-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया/सह-तत्पुरुष (दमे युक्ताः/दमेन युक्ताः)

• तपस्विनः: ascetics
• तपस्विनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• समाधिना: by meditation/concentration
• समाधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• जिगीषन्ते: they desire to attain/conquer
• जिगीषन्ते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; इच्छार्थक-देशिदेरिवेटिव (desiderative: जिगीष् = to wish to conquer/attain)

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: the world of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः लोकः)

• सनातनम्: eternal
• सनातनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'ब्रह्मलोकम्' इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Deductive: Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Disciplined ascetics sit in deep meditation at Prabhāsa; their posture is steady, senses withdrawn; a subtle cosmic imagery suggests Brahmaloka—lotus-like radiance above, calm sky, and a sense of inner conquest.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Brahmaloka
• tapasvins (ascetics)
• samādhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest fruit of tīrtha-life is inner conquest through restraint and samādhi, culminating in exalted spiritual realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as a setting supportive of tapas and deep meditative absorption.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Practice dama (sense-control) and samādhi; no external ritual (snāna/dāna) is specified in this verse.