Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 130

Devanagari script

तुंगमार्गं विलोक्यैवं विज्ञातं कि न योगिनाम् । तद्गेहं यत्र वसति तद्भोज्यं येन जीवति

Transliteration

tuṃgamārgaṃ vilokyaivaṃ vijñātaṃ ki na yoginām | tadgehaṃ yatra vasati tadbhojyaṃ yena jīvati

Translation

既已如是观见高远之道，瑜伽行者还有什么不知？他们知人所居之宅，亦知其赖以存生之食。

Word by Word

• तुंगमार्गम्: the lofty/steep path
• तुंगमार्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुंग (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (मार्गः पुं), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘high/steep path’

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); वि-उपसर्ग; ‘having seen’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this way)

• विज्ञातम्: is understood/known
• विज्ञातम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः ‘is known/has been understood’

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma/Prashna (Interrogative complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• योगिनाम्: of yogis
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• तद्गेहम्: his/that house
• तद्गेहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tad-geha = his/that dwelling); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• वसति: dwells
• वसति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तद्भोज्यम्: his/that food
• तद्भोज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tad-bhojya = his/that food); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• येन: by which/with which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• जीवति: lives/sustains himself
• जीवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin gazes along a luminous upward path in the sky; within that vision appear faint vignettes of distant homes and meals, symbolizing knowledge of others’ dwelling and food.

Characters & Entities

• yogin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse emphasizes the expansive knowing that accompanies the ‘higher path’ of yoga—knowledge becomes subtle and comprehensive.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on yogic insight.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes a consequence of yogic attainment rather than a ritual rule.