Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

विमुक्तिमथवा वांछेद्विसृजेद्ब्रह्ममूर्धनि । संति देहे विमुक्ते च उपसर्गाश्च ये पुनः

Transliteration

vimuktimathavā vāṃchedvisṛjedbrahmamūrdhani | saṃti dehe vimukte ca upasargāśca ye punaḥ

Translation

ವಿಮುಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವವನು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಮೂರ್ಧ್ನಿ (ಶಿರೋಚ್ಛ) ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಣ-ಚೇತನೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಸರ್ಜಿಸಬೇಕು. ಆದರೂ ದೇಹದಲ್ಲಿರುವಾಗಲೂ, ವಿಮುಕ್ತಿಯ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲೂ ಪುನಃ ಉಪಸರ್ಗಗಳು (ವಿಘ್ನಗಳು) ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತವೆ.

Word by Word

• विमुक्तिम्: liberation
• विमुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive: or)

• वाञ्छेत्: should desire
• वाञ्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular)

• विसृजेत्: should release, cast
• विसृजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person, Singular)

• ब्रह्ममूर्धनि: on the crown (aperture) of Brahman (brahmarandhra)
• ब्रह्ममूर्धनि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्ममूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + मूर्धन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मूर्धन्-शब्दः), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative, Singular)

• सन्ति: are
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (Present, 3rd person, Plural)

• देहे: in the body
• देहे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• विमुक्ते: (when) liberated
• विमुक्ते: Adhikaraṇa-viśeṣaṇa (Locative-qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘देहे’ (Masculine, Locative, Singular; adjective of dehe)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• ये: which
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural; relative pronoun)

• पुनः: again, further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahma-randhra (inner tīrtha)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous suṣumṇā channel rises through the yogin’s spine to the crown; at the crown a lotus opens; faint obstacle-forms (fear, pride, alluring siddhis) hover but dissolve in mantra-light.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmarandhra (implied by brahma-mūrdhan)
• Upasarga
• Vimukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even advanced liberation-oriented practice can face subtle impediments; disciplined awareness at the crown is emphasized, along with readiness for obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the context is yogic soteriology (how liberation is attained).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A yogic prescription is implied: directing the release toward the brahma-mūrdhan (brahmarandhra) in pursuit of liberation.