Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

एतान्गुणान्निराकृत्य युञ्जतो योगिनस्तदा । सिद्धयोऽष्टौ प्रवर्तंते योगसंसिद्धिकारकाः

Transliteration

etānguṇānnirākṛtya yuñjato yoginastadā | siddhayo'ṣṭau pravartaṃte yogasaṃsiddhikārakāḥ

Translation

جب یوگی ان (ادنیٰ) اوصاف کو ترک کر کے سادھنا کرتا ہے تو آٹھ سِدھّیاں ظاہر ہوتی ہیں—وہی جو یوگ کو کمالِ تکمیل تک پہنچاتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• etān: these
• etān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (masculine accusative plural)

• guṇān: qualities/powers
• guṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (masculine accusative plural)

• nirākṛtya: having rejected
• nirākṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-ā√kṛ (धातु) + -tya (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावः (absolutive/gerund: having rejected)

• yuñjataḥ: of the one practicing/engaging (in yoga)
• yuñjataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yuj (धातु) शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम् (masculine genitive singular)

• yoginaḥ: of the yogin
• yoginaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम् (masculine genitive singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• siddhayaḥ: accomplishments/powers
• siddhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (feminine nominative plural)

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्या-विशेषणम्; प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (numeral; nominative plural; used with feminine siddhayaḥ)

• pravartante: arise/operate
• pravartante: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम् (present indicative; 3rd person plural; Ātmanepada)

• yoga-saṃsiddhi-kārakāḥ: causing the perfection of yoga
• yoga-saṃsiddhi-kārakāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga + saṃsiddhi + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative: 'causing yoga-perfection'); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (masculine nominative plural)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin in deep meditation; around him the eight siddhis appear as symbolic emblems (atom, feather, mountain, distant object drawn near), yet the yogin remains centered.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification and non-attachment are prerequisites; only then do the higher, yoga-perfecting siddhis manifest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus remains on inner yogic discipline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A yogic prescription is given: renounce/negate attachment to the enumerated powers (guṇas) and continue disciplined practice.