Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

गुरूपदेशविधिना ब्रह्मभूतत्वमश्नुते । स योगी नियताहारोदण्डत्रितयधारकः

Transliteration

gurūpadeśavidhinā brahmabhūtatvamaśnute | sa yogī niyatāhārodaṇḍatritayadhārakaḥ

Translation

ഗുരുവിന്റെ ഉപദേശവിധിയാൽ അവൻ ബ്രഹ്മഭാവം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. അത്തരം യോഗി ആഹാരത്തിൽ നിയന്ത്രിതനായി ദേഹം‑വാക്ക്‑മനം എന്ന ത്രിദണ്ഡം ധരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• गुरूपदेशविधिना: by the method of the guru’s instruction
• गुरूपदेशविधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु-उपदेश-विधि (प्रातिपदिक; गुरु + उपदेश + विधि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मभूतत्वम्: the state of being Brahman
• ब्रह्मभूतत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-भूतत्व (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन् + भूतत्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अश्नुते: attains
• अश्नुते: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नियताहारः: having regulated diet
• नियताहारः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आहार (प्रातिपदिक; नियत + आहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• दण्डत्रितयधारकः: bearer of the three staffs
• दण्डत्रितयधारकः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड-त्रितय-धारक (प्रातिपदिक; दण्ड + त्रितय + धारक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (Tīrthamāhātmya context; internal narrator not provided in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene yogin receiving whispered instruction from a guru near a sacred waterbody; the yogin holds a symbolic triple staff while maintaining calm posture and restrained senses.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Brahman
• Yogin
• Daṇḍa-tritaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberating realization is attained through guru-guided discipline—regulated living and threefold restraint leading to Brahman-state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in the verse; it emphasizes the inner qualifications that make tīrtha practice fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regulated diet and daṇḍa-tritaya (threefold discipline) are prescribed as yogic observances under the guru’s guidance.