Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

जीवतो देहभेदे वा सिद्ध्यश्चैतास्तु योगिनाम् । संगो नैव विधातव्यो भयात्पतनसंभवात्

Transliteration

jīvato dehabhede vā siddhyaścaitāstu yoginām | saṃgo naiva vidhātavyo bhayātpatanasaṃbhavāt

Translation

这些悉地为瑜伽行者所有——或在生时，或于离身之际。然切莫执著于彼；因执著可能招致堕落。

Word by Word

• jīvataḥ: of one who is alive
• jīvataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jīvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम् (masculine genitive singular)

• deha-bhede: at the separation of the body (death)
• deha-bhede: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha + bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (genitive tatpuruṣa; masculine locative singular)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्ययम् (disjunctive particle: 'or')

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

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• etāḥ: these
• etāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (feminine nominative plural)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (particle: 'but/indeed')

• yoginām: of yogins
• yoginām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम् (masculine genitive plural)

• saṅgaḥ: attachment/association
• saṅgaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (masculine nominative singular)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• eva: certainly
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle: 'certainly/just')

• vidhātavyaḥ: should be done/undertaken
• vidhātavyaḥ: Kriyā (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√dhā (धातु) + -tavya (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (masculine nominative singular)

• bhayāt: from fear/because of fear
• bhayāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (neuter ablative singular)

• patana-sambhavāt: from the possibility of falling
• patana-sambhavāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patana + sambhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; पुंलिङ्गे पञ्चमी एकवचनम् (genitive tatpuruṣa; masculine ablative singular)

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin experiences emerging powers—levitation, radiance, distant hearing—yet turns away, eyes lowered, cutting attachment like a sword of discernment.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Siddhis are not the goal; attachment to them risks spiritual decline—steadfast dispassion supports liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the verse gives a general dharmic caution for yogins.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical discipline is implied: avoid saṅga (attachment) to extraordinary attainments.