Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

वदंति सर्वे केनसिद्धांतयुक्तां यां योगमायां ज्ञानशक्त्यान्विता ये

Transliteration

vadaṃti sarve kenasiddhāṃtayuktāṃ yāṃ yogamāyāṃ jñānaśaktyānvitā ye

Translation

ทุกผู้ประกาศว่า พระนางทรงตั้งมั่นด้วยเหตุผลอันแน่นอนและข้อสรุปอันแท้จริง—พระนางผู้เรียกว่าโยคมายา ผู้ทรงประกอบด้วยศักติแห่งญาณ

Word by Word

• वदन्ति: they say
• वदन्ति: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all (people)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• केन: by what? / by which?
• केन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सिद्धान्त: doctrine; established conclusion
• सिद्धान्त: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• युक्ताम्: endowed; joined; connected
• युक्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; युज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• केनसिद्धान्तयुक्ताम्: connected with (some) doctrine/tenet (by which?)
• केनसिद्धान्तयुक्ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केन (किम्) + सिद्धान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (instrumental-determinative: ‘by/with which doctrine’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• याम्: whom/which (f.)
• याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• योग: yoga; mystical union
• योग: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• मायाम्: māyā; divine illusion/power
• मायाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगमायाम्: Yogamāyā (the divine yogic power)
• योगमायाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ज्ञान: knowledge
• ज्ञान: Samāsa-upapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रातिपदिक (stem used in compound)

• शक्त्या: with power/energy
• शक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्विताः: endowed; accompanied
• अन्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त; अन्वि-इ धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ज्ञानशक्त्या: with the power of knowledge
• ज्ञानशक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: ‘power of knowledge’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ज्ञानशक्त्यान्विताः: endowed with the power of knowledge
• ज्ञानशक्त्यान्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञानशक्त्या (Subanta) + अन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: सन्धि-समाससदृश-योग (instrumental + participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the Himalayan Kedāra setting, sages/devotees speak of Yogamāyā established by siddhānta; the atmosphere is contemplative, with subtle radiance suggesting jñāna-śakti.

Characters & Entities

• Yogamāyā
• Jñāna-śakti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine māyā is not mere illusion; it is a conscious knowledge-power that governs revelation, devotion, and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa, but this verse focuses on theological identification rather than a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is specified in this shloka.