Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

भवेत्सद्गुरुभक्तो वा सोऽप्यमूर्त्तफलं लभेत् । यो योगी नियताहारः परब्रह्म समाधिमान्

Transliteration

bhavetsadgurubhakto vā so'pyamūrttaphalaṃ labhet | yo yogī niyatāhāraḥ parabrahma samādhimān

Translation

சத்குருவை பக்தியுடன் சார்பவனும் அமூர்த்த (அவ்யக்த) பலனை அடைவான்; அளவான உணவுடன் பரபிரம்மத்தில் சமாதிநிலையுடைய யோகி பரம பாக்கியவன்।

Word by Word

• भवेत्: may be, would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सद्गुरुभक्तः: devotee of the true guru
• सद्गुरुभक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-गुरु-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + गुरु + भक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘सद्गुरौ भक्तः’ = devoted to the true guru

• वा: or
• वा: Connector (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• अमूर्तफलम्: immaterial (spiritual) fruit
• अमूर्तफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-मूर्त-फल (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + मूर्त + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘अमूर्त’ = अरूप/अदृश्य (non-material)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नियताहारः: having regulated food intake
• नियताहारः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आहार (प्रातिपदिक; नियत + आहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘नियतः आहारः यस्य’ (regulated diet)

• परब्रह्म: the Supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; पर + ब्रह्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (समाधेः विषयः)

• समाधिमान्: possessed of samādhi
• समाधिमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाधि-मत् (प्रातिपदिक; समाधि + मतुप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘समाधियुक्तः’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene guru seated beneath a tree near a tīrtha; a disciple offers reverence; above them, an abstract luminous Brahman-sphere indicates amūrta-phala; the yogin’s breath and posture are steady.

Characters & Entities

• Sadguru
• Parabrahman
• Samādhi
• Yogī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to a true guru and disciplined yogic life lead to subtle spiritual attainment culminating in Brahman-absorption.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it focuses on the inner pilgrimage of yoga and guru-devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regulated diet (niyata-āhāra), guru-bhakti, and cultivation of samādhi on Parabrahman.