Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

योगं वियोगं च तथा न यात्येष त्वयाऽनघे । विडंबयति भूतानामुपकाराय चेश्वरः

Transliteration

yogaṃ viyogaṃ ca tathā na yātyeṣa tvayā'naghe | viḍaṃbayati bhūtānāmupakārāya ceśvaraḥ

Translation

ഹേ അനഘേ, അവൻ നിന്നോടൊപ്പം യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ യോഗത്തിലേക്കോ വിയോഗത്തിലേക്കോ പോകുന്നില്ല. ജീവികളുടെ ഉപകാരത്തിനും ബോധനത്തിനുമായി ഈശ്വരൻ അങ്ങനെ ഭാവം മാത്രം കാണിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• yogam: union
• yogam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• viyogam: separation
• viyogam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/likewise)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• yāti: goes; attains
• yāti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• eṣaḥ: this (Lord)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tvayā: with you
• tvayā: Sahakāraka/Instrumental association (सहभावे तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सहभावे/वियोगे तृतीया

• anaghe: O sinless one
• anaghe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anagha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषणवत् सम्बोधन

• viḍaṃbayati: deceives; makes a show of
• viḍaṃbayati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ḍamb (धातु) उपसर्गः वि
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhūtānām: of beings
• bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• upakārāya: for the benefit
• upakārāya: Sampradāna (Dative purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upakāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

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

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devarṣi (divine sage) addressing Rukmiṇī (deduced from context of adjoining verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage-like narrator explains to an addressed lady that the Lord only appears to unite or separate; behind them, Dvārakā’s ocean and palace symbolize māyā’s stage for divine instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Hari
• Rukmiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

God is beyond real attachment or separation; apparent emotional drama is līlā meant to uplift and educate beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Dvārakā Māhātmya—glorifying Dvārakā as Hari’s sacred realm and a place of remembrance of His līlā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it teaches contemplative understanding of the Lord’s transcendence.