Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

योंतरात्मा च भूतानां संशयस्तत्र नो हितः । इंद्रादयोऽमराः सर्वे सनकाद्यास्तपोधनाः

Transliteration

yoṃtarātmā ca bhūtānāṃ saṃśayastatra no hitaḥ | iṃdrādayo'marāḥ sarve sanakādyāstapodhanāḥ

Translation

พระองค์ผู้เป็นอาตมันภายในของสรรพสัตว์—ความสงสัยในที่นั้นไม่เป็นประโยชน์เลย พระอินทร์และเหล่าเทวะทั้งปวง ตลอดจนฤๅษีผู้มั่งคั่งด้วยตบะ เช่น สนกะและท่านอื่น ๆ (ล้วนยืนยันความจริงนี้)

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक

• अन्तरात्मा: the inner self
• अन्तरात्मा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्तरः आत्मा/अन्तःस्थित आत्मा); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

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

• तत्र: there/in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: there/in that matter)

• नः: for us/our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (genitive) बहुवचन; ‘our/for us’ (contextually हित-अहिते)

• हितः: beneficial
• हितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (beneficial)

• इन्द्रादयः: Indra and others
• इन्द्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ‘इन्द्रः आदिः येषाम्’ (group headed by Indra); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अमराः: the immortals (gods)
• अमराः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सनकाद्याः: Sanaka and others
• सनकाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ‘सनकः आदिः येषाम्’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तपोधनाः: ascetics rich in austerity
• तपोधनाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास ‘तपः धनं येषाम्’ (whose wealth is austerity); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (contextual speaker within Dharmāraṇya narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand assembly of Indra and other devas with Sanaka and other tapasvins, all affirming the truth of the indwelling Self; the central motif is an unseen inner light within all beings.

Characters & Entities

• Antarātmā
• Indra
• Sanaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Since the Lord is the indwelling Self of all, spiritual doubt is an obstacle; sages and gods exemplify firm conviction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; the teaching is theological (antarātman) within the Dharmāraṇya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied discipline is śraddhā (firm faith) and freedom from saṃśaya (doubt).