Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

कुर्वन्नेव हि कर्माणि मनः शांतं नृणां यदा । तदा योगमयी सिद्धिर्जायते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

kurvanneva hi karmāṇi manaḥ śāṃtaṃ nṛṇāṃ yadā | tadā yogamayī siddhirjāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Mesmo enquanto realiza ações, quando a mente do homem se torna serena, então surge a realização yoguica (siddhi)—não há dúvida disso.

Word by Word

• कुर्वन्: doing, performing
• कुर्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी-प्रयोगार्थः

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• कर्माणि: actions, deeds
• कर्माणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Accusative plural)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• शान्तम्: calm, pacified
• शान्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √शम् धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मनः-विशेषणम्

• नृणाम्: of men, of people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (correlative temporal adverb)

• योगमयी: consisting of yoga, yogic
• योगमयी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग + मयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सिद्धि-विशेषणम्; मयी-प्रत्ययान्त (made of/consisting of)

• सिद्धिः: attainment, success
• सिद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• जायते: arises, is born
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (carried over from context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A person engaged in ritual service and daily labor at a pilgrimage site—carrying water, offering lamps—yet shown with a perfectly still mind-lotus; surrounding bustle is blurred while the practitioner remains centered, indicating siddhi born of tranquility in action.

Characters & Entities

• karma
• śānta manas
• yoga-siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner tranquility, not mere withdrawal from work, is presented as the condition for yogic accomplishment.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative environment in Nāgara-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual; it recommends performing duties while cultivating a calm mind.