Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

निर्व्याजप्रणिधानेन दृष्ट्वा तेजोमयं जगत् । महायोगसमायुक्ता वसंत्यत्र सुरोत्तमाः

Transliteration

nirvyājapraṇidhānena dṛṣṭvā tejomayaṃ jagat | mahāyogasamāyuktā vasaṃtyatra surottamāḥ

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ସୁରୋତ୍ତମମାନେ ବସନ୍ତି; ସେମାନେ ମହାଯୋଗରେ ଯୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇ, ନିର୍ବ୍ୟାଜ ସମାଧି-ପ୍ରଣିଧାନରେ ଜଗତକୁ ତେଜୋମୟ ଭାବେ ଦର୍ଶନ କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• निर्व्याजप्रणिधानेन: by sincere (unfeigned) concentration
• निर्व्याजप्रणिधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्व्याज + प्रणिधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/हेतुवाचक

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• तेजोमयम्: made of radiance
• तेजोमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; जगत्-विशेषण

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महायोगसमायुक्ताः: endowed with great yoga
• महायोगसमायुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायोग + समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुरोत्तमाः-विशेषण)

• वसन्ति: dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• सुरोत्तमाः: the best of the gods
• सुरोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Two gaṇas (divine attendants)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maharloka as a vast field of living radiance; sura-uttamas and yogins seated in effortless absorption, their bodies haloed, perceiving the cosmos as pure light.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāyoga
• Surottamas (highest devas)
• Tejomaya jagat (radiant cosmos)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure, sincere concentration reveals the cosmos as divine radiance; yoga is portrayed as a means to vision and liberation-oriented insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha; the passage glorifies the sanctity of Maharloka within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader Mahātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implicitly commends nirvyāja-praṇidhāna (sincere absorption) and mahāyoga (advanced yogic discipline).