Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

निर्व्याजप्रणिधानेन दृष्ट्वा तेजोमयं जगत् । महायोगसमायुक्ता वसंत्यत्र सुरोत्तमाः

Transliteration

nirvyājapraṇidhānena dṛṣṭvā tejomayaṃ jagat | mahāyogasamāyuktā vasaṃtyatra surottamāḥ

Translation

یہاں دیوتاؤں میں سب سے برتر ہستیاں رہتی ہیں؛ وہ مہایوگ سے یکت ہیں اور بے ریا یکسوئی کے ذریعے اس جگت کو سراسر نورانی دیکھتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• निर्व्याजप्रणिधानेन: by sincere (unfeigned) concentration
• निर्व्याजप्रणिधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्व्याज + प्रणिधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/हेतुवाचक

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• तेजोमयम्: made of radiance
• तेजोमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; जगत्-विशेषण

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महायोगसमायुक्ताः: endowed with great yoga
• महायोगसमायुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायोग + समायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुरोत्तमाः-विशेषण)

• वसन्ति: dwell
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb: here)

• सुरोत्तमाः: the best of the gods
• सुरोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Two gaṇas (divine attendants)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maharloka as a vast field of living radiance; sura-uttamas and yogins seated in effortless absorption, their bodies haloed, perceiving the cosmos as pure light.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāyoga
• Surottamas (highest devas)
• Tejomaya jagat (radiant cosmos)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure, sincere concentration reveals the cosmos as divine radiance; yoga is portrayed as a means to vision and liberation-oriented insight.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha; the passage glorifies the sanctity of Maharloka within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s broader Mahātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implicitly commends nirvyāja-praṇidhāna (sincere absorption) and mahāyoga (advanced yogic discipline).