Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

योगिनो यं हृदाकाशे प्रणिधानेन निश्चलाः । ज्योतीरूपं प्रपश्यंति तस्मै श्रीब्रह्मणे नमः

Transliteration

yogino yaṃ hṛdākāśe praṇidhānena niścalāḥ | jyotīrūpaṃ prapaśyaṃti tasmai śrībrahmaṇe namaḥ

Translation

Sembah sujud kepada Brahmā yang mulia itu, yang disaksikan para yogin—teguh dalam samādhi melalui pemusatan batin—di ruang langit hati sebagai rupa cahaya.

Word by Word

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (योगिन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (यत्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• हृदाकाशे: in the heart-space
• हृदाकाशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd + ākāśa (हृद्-प्रातिपदिक + आकाश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'हृदयस्य आकाशे'

• प्रणिधानेन: by concentration
• प्रणिधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇidhāna (प्रणिधान-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• निश्चलाः: steadfast, unmoving
• निश्चलाः: Karta-dharma (Attribute/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niś-cala (निश्चल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; योगिनः इति विशेषण

• ज्योतीरूपम्: the form of light
• ज्योतीरूपम्: Karman (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyotis + rūpa (ज्योतिस्-प्रातिपदिक + रूप-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'ज्योतिषः रूपम्'

• प्रपश्यन्ति: behold clearly
• प्रपश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√paś (पश्-धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन

• श्रीब्रह्मणे: to glorious Brahmā/Brahman
• श्रीब्रह्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + brahman (श्री-प्रातिपदिक + ब्रह्मन्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'श्रीमान् ब्रह्मा/ब्रह्म'

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation/प्रणाम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable salutation)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yogins seated in still meditation, eyes half-closed, a radiant orb of light glowing in the heart region; Brahmā/auspicious divinity appears as pure jyoti within.

Characters & Entities

• Yogins
• Brahmā
• Hṛdākāśa (heart-space)
• Jyotis (light)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity is realizable inwardly; through steady concentration, the seeker perceives the luminous reality within the heart.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tirtha; the verse emphasizes the inner pilgrimage (antar-yātrā) within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Praṇidhāna (deep contemplative absorption) is implied as the yogic method.