Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

योगीश्वरेति विप्रस्य कृत्वा नाम युधिष्ठिर । विसर्जयित्वा देवेशस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत

Transliteration

yogīśvareti viprasya kṛtvā nāma yudhiṣṭhira | visarjayitvā deveśastatraivāntaradhīyata

Translation

Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, setelah mengurniakan kepada brāhmaṇa itu nama “Yogīśvara”, Tuhan para dewa pun melepaskannya, lalu ghaib di tempat itu juga.

Word by Word

• योगीश्वर: (the name) Yogīśvara
• योगीश्वर: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; नामरूपेण प्रयुक्तम्; समासः—योगिनाम् ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• इति: thus; as
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• विप्रस्य: of the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made (given)
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभावः; 'having made'

• नाम: a name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• विसर्जयित्वा: having dismissed
• विसर्जयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) with तुमुन्-विकल्प?; standard gerund in -यित्वा; अव्ययभावः; 'having dismissed/sent away'

• देवेशः: the Lord of gods
• देवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—देवानाम् ईशः

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• अन्तर्धीयत: disappeared
• अन्तर्धीयत: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर्धा + इ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 'became invisible/disappeared'

Speaker

Narrator (implied Vaiśampāyana) to Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity bestows the name 'Yogīśvara' upon a brāhmaṇa; immediately after dismissal, the divine form dissolves into light at the same spot, leaving a calm, sanctified emptiness.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Deveśa (Śiva)
• vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• Yogīśvara (name/title)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can transform identity: a protected brāhmaṇa is honored as ‘Yogīśvara,’ showing the upliftment bestowed by Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā setting remains implicit; this verse focuses on Śiva’s blessing and disappearance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records a conferment of name and a divine conclusion to the encounter.