Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124
Devanagari script
अत्रोपमां व्याहरंति योगार्थं योगिनोऽ मलाः । शशांकरश्मिसंयोगादर्ककांतो हुताशनम्
Transliteration
atropamāṃ vyāharaṃti yogārthaṃ yogino' malāḥ | śaśāṃkaraśmisaṃyogādarkakāṃto hutāśanam
Translation
यहाँ योग का अर्थ स्पष्ट करने हेतु निर्मल योगी एक उपमा कहते हैं—चन्द्रकिरणों के संयोग से अर्ककान्त मणि अग्नि प्रज्वलित कर देती है।
Word by Word
atrahere
atra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable), देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
upamāma simile/example
upamām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootupamā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
vyāharantiutter, state
vyāharanti:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvy-ā-√hṛ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
yoga-arthamfor the purpose of yoga
yoga-artham:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yogasya arthaḥ)
yoginaḥyogins
yoginaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyogin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन
amalāḥpure, stainless
amalāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootamala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying yoginaḥ)
śaśāṅka-raśmi-saṃyogātfrom the conjunction of moon-rays
śaśāṅka-raśmi-saṃyogāt:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootśaśāṅka (प्रातिपदिक) + raśmi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (śaśāṅkasya raśmayaḥ; teṣāṃ saṃyogaḥ)
arka-kāntaḥthe sun-stone (arkakānta)
arka-kāntaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootarka (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (arkasya kāntaḥ)
hutāśanamfire
hutāśanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roothutāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A stainless yogin instructs disciples, pointing to an arka-kānta gem catching cool moonbeams and unexpectedly igniting a small sacred fire, illustrating subtle yogic causality.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śaśāṅka (Moon)FAQs
Yoga is clarified through metaphor: subtle causes and proper conjunctions can yield powerful transformative results.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is an instructional analogy.
None; it introduces a teaching device (upamā) rather than a ritual.