Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

यस्येन्द्रियाणि सर्वाणि वर्तंते शिवकर्मसु । स निस्तरति संसारं भुक्तिं मुक्तिं च विंदति

Transliteration

yasyendriyāṇi sarvāṇi vartaṃte śivakarmasu | sa nistarati saṃsāraṃ bhuktiṃ muktiṃ ca viṃdati

Translation

အင်္ဂါရုံအားလုံးကို ရှိဝ၏ ကုသိုလ်ကမ္မများတွင် လှုပ်ရှားစေသူသည် သံသရာကို ကျော်လွန်၍ လောကီအကျိုး (ဘောဂ) နှင့် မုတ္တိ (လွတ်မြောက်ခြင်း) နှစ်ပါးလုံးကို ရရှိသည်။

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative)

• इन्द्रियाणि: senses
• इन्द्रियाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with इन्द्रियाणि)

• वर्तन्ते: operate/engage
• वर्तन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• शिवकर्मसु: in acts of Śiva
• शिवकर्मसु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (in Śiva-related acts)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• निस्तरति: crosses over
• निस्तरति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस् + √तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• संसारम्: worldly existence
• संसारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• भुक्तिम्: enjoyment
• भुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• विन्दति: finds/attains
• विन्दति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Brāhma/Brahmottara narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau of the five senses offered to Śiva: eyes on the liṅga, ears to mantra, tongue chanting, hands performing abhiṣeka, mind shown as a calm halo; a river of saṃsāra behind being crossed by a bridge labeled ‘Śiva-karmas’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Saṃsāra
• Bhukti
• Mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Whole-bodied devotion—aligning all senses with Śiva—grants both life’s aims and final freedom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the verse establishes a general doctrine of Śiva-oriented practice that supports later tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuous engagement in śiva-karma—acts such as pūjā, japa, service, and tīrtha-yātrā done for Śiva.