Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अन्ये तु योगिनो ये वै ह्यस्खलद्ब्रह्मचारिणः । सर्वद्वंद्वविनिर्मुक्तास्ते वसंत्यतिनिर्मलाः

Transliteration

anye tu yogino ye vai hyaskhaladbrahmacāriṇaḥ | sarvadvaṃdvavinirmuktāste vasaṃtyatinirmalāḥ

Translation

മറ്റു യോഗികളും അവിടെ വസിക്കുന്നു—ബ്രഹ്മചര്യവ്രതത്തിൽ അചഞ്ചലർ, സർവ്വ ദ്വന്ദ്വങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തർ, അത്യന്തം നിർമ്മലർ.

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक-निपात; but/indeed)

• योगिनः: yogis
• योगिनः: Kartā (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (यः-प्रत्यय)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; indeed)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle)

• अस्खलद्-ब्रह्मचारिणः: steadfast brahmacārins (unfaltering celibates)
• अस्खलद्-ब्रह्मचारिणः: Kartā (Predicate noun/कर्ता-विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-skhalad (प्रातिपदिक; from √skhal, present participle negated) + brahmacārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अस्खलदः ब्रह्मचारिणः = unwavering celibates)

• सर्व-द्वन्द्व-विनिर्मुक्ताः: freed from all dualities
• सर्व-द्वन्द्व-विनिर्मुक्ताः: Kartā (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + dvandva (प्रातिपदिक) + vinirmukta (कृदन्त; √muc with vi-nir)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेभ्यः द्वन्द्वेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्ताः)

• ते: they
• ते: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वसन्ति: dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु √वस्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपदम

• अति-निर्मलाः: exceedingly pure
• अति-निर्मलाः: Kartā (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + nirmala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समास (अति + निर्मल)

Speaker

Agastya (narration within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Janaloka

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: priye

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Groups of yogins in luminous stillness, unaffected by surrounding cosmic phenomena; symbolic pairs of opposites fade into the background as they remain centered.

Characters & Entities

• Yogins
• Brahmacarya
• Janaloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Freedom from dualities and unwavering self-restraint are presented as core virtues of perfected yogins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly pilgrimage site is mentioned; the verse praises the purity of Janaloka’s residents.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it commends unwavering brahmacarya and equanimity beyond dualities.