Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 150

Devanagari script

प्रत्याहारासन ध्यानप्राणसंयमनादिभिः । यत्र योगपथैः प्राप्तुं यतते योगिनः सदा

Transliteration

pratyāhārāsana dhyānaprāṇasaṃyamanādibhiḥ | yatra yogapathaiḥ prāptuṃ yatate yoginaḥ sadā

Translation

وہ اعلیٰ حالت جسے یوگی ہمیشہ یوگ کے راستوں سے پانے کی کوشش کرتے ہیں—حواس کی واپسی (پرتیہار)، آسن، دھیان اور پران کے ضبط وغیرہ کے ذریعے۔

Word by Word

• प्रत्याहारासनध्यानप्राणसंयमनादिभिः: by (means of) pratyāhāra, posture, meditation, breath-control, etc.
• प्रत्याहारासनध्यानप्राणसंयमनादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्याहार + आसन + ध्यान + प्राणसंयमन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (by means of pratyāhāra, āsana, dhyāna, prāṇasaṃyama, etc.)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• योगपथैः: by the paths of yoga
• योगपथैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + पथ (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; करण (by the paths of yoga)

• प्राप्तुम्: to attain
• प्राप्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), प्रयोजन (to attain)

• यतते: strives
• यतते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• योगिनः: yogins
• योगिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic narration within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin seated in padmāsana, breath regulated, senses withdrawn; behind, a faint Śiva-liṅga silhouette indicates the convergence of yoga and Śiva-bhakti; the 'supreme state' shown as a serene luminous expanse.

Characters & Entities

• Yogin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa acknowledges classical yoga disciplines as a means toward the highest attainment, aligning practice with a transcendent goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred geography is named in this verse; it emphasizes inner sādhana rather than a location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yoga disciplines are listed: pratyāhāra, āsana, dhyāna, and prāṇa-saṁyama (breath regulation).