Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

योगनिद्रा यथा त्यक्ता हरिणा मुनिसत्तम । तथा लोकोपकाराय भवानपि परित्यज

Transliteration

yoganidrā yathā tyaktā hariṇā munisattama | tathā lokopakārāya bhavānapi parityaja

Translation

Hỡi bậc hiền giả tối thượng, như Hari đã gác bỏ giấc ngủ yoga, thì vì lợi ích cho thế gian, ngài cũng hãy buông bỏ điều ấy.

Word by Word

• योगनिद्रा: yoga-sleep
• योगनिद्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + निद्रा (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य निद्रा)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• त्यक्ता: abandoned
• त्यक्ता: Karta-pravacaniya/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु) + क्त → त्यक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; ‘योगनिद्रा’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हरिणा: by Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिणा: Kartr (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• मुनिसत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तम: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत्तमः मुनिः)

• तथा: so likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तदनुरूप/एवमेव-अर्थक-अव्यय (so/in the same way)

• लोकोपकाराय: for the welfare of the world
• लोकोपकाराय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + उपकार (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य उपकारः)

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; आदरार्थक-प्रयोग (honorific)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• परित्यज: abandon
• परित्यज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Contextual (instructional voice within the narrative; likely Nārada-related passage in Sūta’s narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni-sattama (best of sages) addressed; broader audience includes Pāṇḍava in surrounding context

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage in meditative repose is addressed by a divine messenger; above, Hari is depicted rising from yoganidrā (cosmic couch imagery suggested), symbolizing the call to action for the world’s good.

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings renounce personal repose when dharma calls; service to the world (lokopakāra) is a sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse emphasizes dharmic motivation rather than naming a tirtha; the surrounding Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context later moves toward specific sthala-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it is an ethical injunction to renounce yogic withdrawal for public good.