Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

सुखिनो भोगभोक्तारः सर्वातंकविवर्जिताः । भवन्ति पुरुषा भक्ता योगेश्वर्या निरंतरम्

Transliteration

sukhino bhogabhoktāraḥ sarvātaṃkavivarjitāḥ | bhavanti puruṣā bhaktā yogeśvaryā niraṃtaram

Translation

Ils deviennent heureux, jouissant de plaisirs justes et délivrés de toute affliction—tels sont ceux qui demeurent sans cesse dévots de Yogeśvarī.

Word by Word

• सुखिनः: happy
• सुखिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भोगभोक्तारः: enjoyers of pleasures
• भोगभोक्तारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग + भोक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भोगस्य भोक्ता)

• सर्वातङ्कविवर्जिताः: free from all afflictions/dangers
• सर्वातङ्कविवर्जिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आतङ्क + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेभ्यः आतङ्केभ्यः विवर्जिताः)

• भवन्ति: become/are
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• पुरुषाः: men/persons
• पुरुषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• भक्ताः: devoted
• भक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (devoted)

• योगेश्वर्याः: of/unto Yogēśvarī
• योगेश्वर्याः: Sambandha (Object of devotion/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगानाम् ईश्वरी)

• निरन्तरम्: constantly
• निरन्तरम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: 'constantly')

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Yogeśvarī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees in the Prabhāsa region live peacefully—healthy families, orderly homes, pilgrims resting after darśana—while Yogeśvarī’s icon or radiant presence blesses them. Symbols of disease and anxiety are shown departing, replaced by abundance and calm.

Characters & Entities

• Yogeśvarī
• Devotees
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion (niraṁtara-bhakti) to the deity is portrayed as a dharmic source of wellbeing, peace, and protection from suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Yogeśvarī’s māhātmya is being narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuous devotion to Yogeśvarī (regular worship, remembrance, and service), though no single rite is specified in this verse.