Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

पद्मासनपरो भूत्वा संपूज्य ज्ञानलोचनः

Transliteration

padmāsanaparo bhūtvā saṃpūjya jñānalocanaḥ

Translation

ตั้งมั่นในปัทมาสนะ แล้วบูชาตามครรลองโดยครบถ้วน ผู้แสวงหา—ผู้มีดวงตาแห่งญาณ—(จึงดำเนินการปฏิบัติต่อไป)

Word by Word

• पद्मासनपरः: intent on the lotus-posture (Padmāsana)
• पद्मासनपरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्मासन (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (पद्मासने परः = padmāsane paraḥ)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having become)

• सम्पूज्य: having fully worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriya (क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वक्रिया (having duly worshipped)

• ज्ञानलोचनः: one whose eyes are (of) knowledge; the knower
• ज्ञानलोचनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (ज्ञानं लोचनं यस्य/ज्ञानरूपं लोचनम्)

Speaker

Śiva (contextual continuation of Īśvara’s instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A practitioner seated in perfect padmāsana before a small shrine; lamp flame steady; eyes calm, suggesting ‘jñāna-locana’; offerings arranged neatly.

Characters & Entities

• Padmāsana
• pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right posture and reverent worship prepare the mind and senses for mantra-meditation and higher knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse gives sādhana guidance within the wider tīrtha-mahātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Assume Padmāsana and perform proper worship (saṃpūjya) as preparation for meditation/japa.