Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

यदंतराविरभवन्निर्व्याजेन समाधिना । तदेव परमं धाम बहिराविरभूद्विधेः

Transliteration

yadaṃtarāvirabhavannirvyājena samādhinā | tadeva paramaṃ dhāma bahirāvirabhūdvidheḥ

Translation

“جو اعلیٰ ترین دھام برہما کی بے ساختہ سمادھی سے باطن میں ظاہر ہوا تھا، وہی خالق کے لیے ظاہر میں بھی جلوہ گر ہو گیا۔”

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अन्तरा: within, inside
• अन्तरा: Desha (Location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/अवधिवाचक (within/inside)

• आविरभवत्: appeared, manifested
• आविरभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• निर्व्याजेन: without pretense, genuine
• निर्व्याजेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्व्याज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (समाधिना) — ‘without pretext’

• समाधिना: by (means of) samādhi
• समाधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देशक (that)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (धाम)

• धाम: abode, radiance
• धाम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Desha (Location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (outside)

• आविरभूत्: appeared, manifested
• आविरभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• विधेः: of Vidhī (Brahmā)
• विधेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘विधि’ = ब्रह्मा

Speaker

Śiva (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandavana (Oṃkāra revelation context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The supreme abode that dawned within Brahmā through sincere samādhi now appears outwardly to him as well—inner vision and outer manifestation coincide.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Brahmā (Vidhā)
• Supreme Dhāma
• Samādhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True samādhi reveals the Supreme first within consciousness and then as a perceivable divine reality—inner realization and outer epiphany converge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī setting is continued implicitly; the verse emphasizes the revelatory power of the kṣetra through Brahmā’s experience.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Genuine (nirvyāja) samādhi is highlighted as the means of realization; no ceremonial details are specified.