Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

आत्मना परमात्मानं योगिनः पर्युपासते

Transliteration

ātmanā paramātmānaṃ yoginaḥ paryupāsate

Translation

योगी आत्म्याच्या द्वारे परमात्म्याची उपासना करून त्याचे साक्षात्कार करतात.

Word by Word

• आत्मना: by the self
• आत्मना: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• परमात्मानम्: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समासः; पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• पर्युपासते: worship/meditate upon
• पर्युपासते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (aphoristic doctrinal statement within the hymn/context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solitary yogin seated before a simple liṅga, but the true focus is inward: a luminous axis of light rises from heart to crown, suggesting the Supreme Self realized through the self.

Characters & Entities

• Yogins
• Paramātman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest worship is inward: consciousness turns upon itself to know the Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra indirectly, by presenting the inner meaning behind Liṅga worship central to Kedāra Mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative upāsanā: contemplate the Supreme Self through one’s own inner Self.