Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । समासात्तव वक्ष्यामि योगतत्त्वं कुरूद्वह । श्रवणादपि नैर्मल्यं यस्य स्यात्सेवनात्किमु

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | samāsāttava vakṣyāmi yogatattvaṃ kurūdvaha | śravaṇādapi nairmalyaṃ yasya syātsevanātkimu

Translation

നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ കുരുശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! സംക്ഷേപമായി നിനക്ക് യോഗതത്ത്വം ഞാൻ പറയും. ഇതിന്റെ ശ്രവണത്താൽ പോലും നിർമലത ലഭിക്കുമെങ്കിൽ, അതിന്റെ സേവനവും അഭ്യാസവും എത്ര മഹത്തായിരിക്കും!

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• समासात्: briefly; in summary
• समासात्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverbial), पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण (Ablative sg used adverbially): 'briefly/in summary'

• तव: to you; for you
• तव: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वक्ष्यामि: I will explain/say
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• योगतत्त्वम्: the principle/essence of yoga
• योगतत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरूद्वह: O best of the Kurus
• कुरूद्वह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रवणात्: from hearing; by hearing
• श्रवणात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• नैर्मल्यम्: purity; clarity
• नैर्मल्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यस्य: of which; whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्यात्: would be; may arise
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सेवनात्: from practice/service
• सेवनात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• किमु: how much more (then)
• किमु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् + उ (अव्यय-निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle), प्रश्न/अतिशयार्थे: 'how much more!'

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada reassures Arjuna that he will teach succinctly; the emphasis is on the sanctity of hearing and the greater power of lived practice.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Arjuna (implied by address)
• Yoga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (reverent listening) purifies the mind, and committed practice purifies it even more—knowledge must mature into sādhana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this verse; it functions as a doctrinal preface within the adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa and sevana (learning and disciplined practice) are recommended as spiritual means.