Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

एवमारूढयोगस्य तस्यापि कुरुनदन । पंचोपसर्गाः कटुकाः प्रवर्तंते यथा शृणु

Transliteration

evamārūḍhayogasya tasyāpi kurunadana | paṃcopasargāḥ kaṭukāḥ pravartaṃte yathā śṛṇu

Translation

Wahai putra Kuru, bahkan bagi seorang yang telah demikian menapaki jalan yoga, lima rintangan yang pahit pun muncul. Dengarkan bagaimana semuanya berlangsung.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “thus”)

• आरूढयोगस्य: of (one) who has attained yoga
• आरूढयोगस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरूढ-योग (प्रातिपदिक); आरूढ (कृदन्त, √रुह्) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (one who has mounted/attained yoga)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Emphasis/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: “also/even”)

• कुरुनदन: O son of the Kurus
• कुरुनदन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु-नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (delighter/son of the Kurus)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• उपसर्गाः: obstacles/afflictions
• उपसर्गाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• कटुकाः: harsh, painful
• कटुकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कटुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (उपसर्गाः)

• प्रवर्तन्ते: arise/occur
• प्रवर्तन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यथा: as/how
• यथा: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/conjunction: “as/how”)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kuru-nandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin climbing a steep mountain path labeled ‘Yoga’; five shadowy forms ahead representing obstacles; a calm guide-sage gestures ‘listen’ while the Kuru prince listens respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• Kurunandana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even advanced practitioners face subtle impediments; vigilance and right discernment remain essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is praised in this verse; it introduces a doctrinal list of yogic obstacles.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an instruction to listen and understand the arising of obstacles.