Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

तेन यो मदमादद्याद्योगी शीघ्रं च चेतसः । योजनानां सहस्रेभ्यः श्रवणं श्रावणस्तु सः

Transliteration

tena yo madamādadyādyogī śīghraṃ ca cetasaḥ | yojanānāṃ sahasrebhyaḥ śravaṇaṃ śrāvaṇastu saḥ

Translation

اگر اسی پراتِبھ کے سبب یوگی فوراً غرور کے نشے میں مبتلا ہو جائے تو اس کا چِتّ جلد مضطرب ہو جاتا ہے۔ ہزاروں یوجن دور سے سن لینا—اسی کو ‘شراوَن’ کہا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• मदम्: pride, intoxication
• मदम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आदद्याद्: should take/assume
• आदद्याद्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• योगी: a yogi
• योगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्रम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “quickly”)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• चेतसः: of the mind
• चेतसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• योजनानाम्: of yojanas (distance units)
• योजनानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• सहस्रेभ्यः: from thousands
• सहस्रेभ्यः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), बहुवचन

• श्रवणम्: hearing
• श्रवणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• श्रावणः: Śrāvaṇa (name/type)
• श्रावणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Emphasis/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: “but/indeed”)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kuru-nandana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin with a faint glow of insight holds a palm-leaf manuscript; a subtle crown-like shadow (pride) rises above his head, causing ripples in a lake symbolizing mind; distant sound-waves reach his ear from far mountains labeled ‘thousands of yojanas’.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāvaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride arising from spiritual gifts destabilizes the mind; even siddhis like distant hearing can obstruct samādhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is discussed; the verse explains a yogic upasarga (Śrāvaṇa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the implied discipline is humility and non-attachment to siddhis.