Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अनन्यमनसा तेन प्रारब्धः स तदा जपः । यथाऽभवत्समाधिस्थो येनावस्थां परां गतः

Transliteration

ananyamanasā tena prārabdhaḥ sa tadā japaḥ | yathā'bhavatsamādhistho yenāvasthāṃ parāṃ gataḥ

Translation

اس نے یکسو دل سے اسی وقت جپ شروع کیا۔ وہ اس طرح سمادھی میں قائم ہو گیا کہ اسی کے ذریعے اعلیٰ ترین حالت تک پہنچ گیا۔

Word by Word

• अनन्यमनसा: with an undistracted mind
• अनन्यमनसा: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मनस्), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (‘अनन्यं मनः यस्य/अनन्यं मनः’ → ‘अनन्यमनसा’ = with undistracted mind)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr-karana (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रारब्धः: begun
• प्रारब्धः: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + रभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘प्रारब्धः’ = begun

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

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• जपः: chanting (japa)
• जपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा: so that; as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction/adverb) — ‘in such a way that/as’

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समाधिस्थः: situated in samādhi
• समाधिस्थः: Visheshana (Adjective of implied subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (‘समाधौ स्थितः’)

• येन: by which (as a result of which)
• येन: Karana (Means/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• अवस्थाम्: state/condition
• अवस्थाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अवस्था’ विशेषण

• गतः: having reached
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (within the Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The former thief sits in unwavering posture, eyes half-closed, mala in hand or resting; the environment quiets as he enters samādhi, with a subtle aura indicating inner ascent.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One-pointed japa can mature into samādhi, showing how disciplined practice transforms even a fallen person into a seeker of the highest state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse highlights the inner ‘tīrtha’ of samādhi within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; no single place-name appears here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undistracted japa (ananya-manas) is presented as the method leading toward samādhi.