Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

प्रणवेन युतं साग्रं सरहस्यं श्रुतेः परम्

Transliteration

praṇavena yutaṃ sāgraṃ sarahasyaṃ śruteḥ param

Translation

ประกอบด้วยปรณวะ (โอม) ครบถ้วนทุกส่วน นี่คือความลับสูงสุด—เหนือแม้สิ่งที่ได้ยินในพระเวท (ศรุติ)

Word by Word

• प्रणवेन: with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन

• युतम्: joined, combined
• युतम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यु (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = ‘joined/combined’

• साग्रम्: together with the beginning/forepart
• साग्रम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—‘स-अग्र’ = ‘with its foremost part/with the beginning’

• सरहस्यम्: together with (its) secret
• सरहस्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—‘स-रहस्य’ = ‘with the secret (esoteric) part’

• श्रुतेः: of the Veda/śruti
• श्रुतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme, beyond
• परम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘supreme/beyond’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; immediately preceding indicates Śiva’s esoteric upadeśa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet yogin at a tīrtha-bank, a luminous Oṃ hovering above, Vedic sages in the background indicating ‘śruti’, while the mantra’s ‘secret beyond hearing’ is shown as an inner radiance in the heart-lotus.

Characters & Entities

• Praṇava (Oṃ)
• Śruti (Veda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Oṃ-centered contemplation is presented as a direct, complete path to the highest truth, surpassing mere textual learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single named tīrtha appears in this verse; it links the tīrtha context to mantra-rahāsya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit prescription: unite practice with the Praṇava (Oṃ), i.e., Oṃ as the core of japa/dhyāna.