Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

भवेत्सद्गुरुभक्तो वा सोऽप्यमूर्त्तफलं लभेत् । यो योगी नियताहारः परब्रह्म समाधिमान्

Transliteration

bhavetsadgurubhakto vā so'pyamūrttaphalaṃ labhet | yo yogī niyatāhāraḥ parabrahma samādhimān

Translation

یا جو سچے گرو کا بھکت بن جائے، وہ بھی غیر مجسم (اویَکت) پھل پا لیتا ہے۔ وہ یوگی—معتدل غذا والا اور پرَب्रह्म میں سمادھی میں قائم—بہت مبارک ہے۔

Word by Word

• भवेत्: may be, would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सद्गुरुभक्तः: devotee of the true guru
• सद्गुरुभक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-गुरु-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + गुरु + भक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘सद्गुरौ भक्तः’ = devoted to the true guru

• वा: or
• वा: Connector (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• अमूर्तफलम्: immaterial (spiritual) fruit
• अमूर्तफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-मूर्त-फल (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + मूर्त + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘अमूर्त’ = अरूप/अदृश्य (non-material)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नियताहारः: having regulated food intake
• नियताहारः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आहार (प्रातिपदिक; नियत + आहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘नियतः आहारः यस्य’ (regulated diet)

• परब्रह्म: the Supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; पर + ब्रह्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (समाधेः विषयः)

• समाधिमान्: possessed of samādhi
• समाधिमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाधि-मत् (प्रातिपदिक; समाधि + मतुप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘समाधियुक्तः’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene guru seated beneath a tree near a tīrtha; a disciple offers reverence; above them, an abstract luminous Brahman-sphere indicates amūrta-phala; the yogin’s breath and posture are steady.

Characters & Entities

• Sadguru
• Parabrahman
• Samādhi
• Yogī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to a true guru and disciplined yogic life lead to subtle spiritual attainment culminating in Brahman-absorption.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it focuses on the inner pilgrimage of yoga and guru-devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regulated diet (niyata-āhāra), guru-bhakti, and cultivation of samādhi on Parabrahman.