Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

ज्ञानानां बहुता येयं योगविघ्नकरी हि सा । इदं ज्ञेयमिदं ज्ञेयमिति यस्तृषितश्चरेत्

Transliteration

jñānānāṃ bahutā yeyaṃ yogavighnakarī hi sā | idaṃ jñeyamidaṃ jñeyamiti yastṛṣitaścaret

Translation

ความรู้ทั้งหลายที่มากเกินประมาณนี้แล เป็นเหตุขัดขวางโยคะจริงแท้ ผู้ใดเที่ยวไปด้วยความกระหายว่า “สิ่งนี้ต้องรู้ สิ่งนี้ต้องรู้” ผู้นั้นย่อมติดขัดเพราะเหตุนั้น

Word by Word

• ज्ञानानाम्: of knowledges/branches of knowledge
• ज्ञानानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• बहुता: multiplicity/abundance
• बहुता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abundance/multiplicity)

• या: which
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• योगविघ्नकरी: obstructive to yoga
• योगविघ्नकरी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + करिन्/करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (योगस्य विघ्नं करोति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुता-विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय; अवधारण/हेतु (indeed/for)

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma/Pratipādya (Demonstrative complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ज्ञेयम्: to be known
• ज्ञेयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be known’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma/Pratipādya (Demonstrative complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ज्ञेयम्: to be known
• ज्ञेयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्यय (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-निपात (quotative particle)

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

• तृषितः: thirsting/eager
• तृषितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृषित (प्रातिपदिक; √तृष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; यः-विशेषण

• चरेत्: would roam/pursue
• चरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seeker surrounded by many scrolls and teachers, walking in circles with a thirsty expression; in contrast, a single lamp/inner flame stands steady, symbolizing focused knowledge.

Characters & Entities

• yoga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Information-hunger can become a yogic obstacle; spiritual progress requires focused, assimilated knowledge rather than endless acquisition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a general teaching on yoga and knowledge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A cautionary prescription: avoid restless pursuit of countless topics and cultivate single-pointed learning aligned with realization.