Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अनन्यमनसा तेन प्रारब्धः स तदा जपः । यथाऽभवत्समाधिस्थो येनावस्थां परां गतः

Transliteration

ananyamanasā tena prārabdhaḥ sa tadā japaḥ | yathā'bhavatsamādhistho yenāvasthāṃ parāṃ gataḥ

Translation

അവൻ അനന്യമായ മനസ്സോടെ അപ്പോൾ ജപം ആരംഭിച്ചു. അങ്ങനെ സമാധിസ്ഥനായി, അതിലൂടെ തന്നെ പരമാവസ്ഥയെ പ്രാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• अनन्यमनसा: with an undistracted mind
• अनन्यमनसा: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मनस्), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘अनन्यं मनः यस्य/अनन्यं मनः’ → ‘अनन्यमनसा’ = with undistracted mind)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr-karana (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रारब्धः: begun
• प्रारब्धः: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रारब्धः’ = begun

• सः: that
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• जपः: chanting (japa)
• जपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा: so that; as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb) — ‘in such a way that/as’

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समाधिस्थः: situated in samādhi
• समाधिस्थः: Visheshana (Adjective of implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (‘समाधौ स्थितः’)

• येन: by which (as a result of which)
• येन: Karana (Means/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• अवस्थाम्: state/condition
• अवस्थाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अवस्था’ विशेषण

• गतः: having reached
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within the Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The former thief sits in unwavering posture, eyes half-closed, mala in hand or resting; the environment quiets as he enters samādhi, with a subtle aura indicating inner ascent.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One-pointed japa can mature into samādhi, showing how disciplined practice transforms even a fallen person into a seeker of the highest state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights the inner ‘tīrtha’ of samādhi within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; no single place-name appears here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undistracted japa (ananya-manas) is presented as the method leading toward samādhi.