Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

योगाभ्यासेन वृंदाथ दग्ध्वा ज्ञानाग्निना गुणान् । विषयेभ्यः समाहृत्य मनः प्राप ततः परम्

Transliteration

yogābhyāsena vṛṃdātha dagdhvā jñānāgninā guṇān | viṣayebhyaḥ samāhṛtya manaḥ prāpa tataḥ param

Translation

Kemudian Vṛndā, melalui latihan yoga, membakar segala guṇa dengan api pengetahuan; menarik mindanya daripada objek-objek indera, lalu mencapai Yang Tertinggi melampaui segala-galanya.

Word by Word

• योग-अभ्यासेन: by the practice of yoga
• योग-अभ्यासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• वृंदा: Vṛndā
• वृंदा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृंदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; sequence marker)

• दग्ध्वा: having burnt
• दग्ध्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having burnt)

• ज्ञान-अग्निना: with the fire of knowledge
• ज्ञान-अग्निना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• गुणान्: qualities / guṇas
• गुणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• विषयेभ्यः: from sense-objects
• विषयेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), बहुवचन; अपादान (from)

• समाहृत्य: having withdrawn
• समाहृत्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-; पूर्वकाल (having withdrawn/collected)

• मनः: the mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (form identical to nominative); कर्म (object)

• प्राप: attained
• प्राप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb; from that/thereafter)

• परम्: the supreme state / the beyond
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vṛndā seated in deep meditation; a subtle inner fire of knowledge consumes the three guṇas depicted as colored threads (white/red/black) dissolving; sense-objects fade into the background as her mind rises toward a luminous, formless Supreme.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛndā
• Guṇas
• Param (Supreme)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation is depicted as mind-withdrawal from sense-objects and the dissolution of guṇas through yogic knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liberation of Vṛndā becomes the sanctifying cause for the Vṛndāvana region near Govardhana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A yogic prescription is implied: sustained yoga-abhyāsa and pratyāhāra-like withdrawal of the mind from viṣayas.