Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

नमस्तस्मै यमवते योगिनां गतये सदा । परमेशाय वै पारे महसां तमसां तथा

Transliteration

namastasmai yamavate yogināṃ gataye sadā | parameśāya vai pāre mahasāṃ tamasāṃ tathā

Translation

顶礼彼主，执持约束、如阎摩般公正裁御者；恒为瑜伽行者之究竟归依——至上自在天，超越光明与黑暗。

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• tasmai: to that (one)
• tasmai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• yamavate: to the self-restrained one
• yamavate: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yamavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; -वत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक (possessing restraint/‘yama’)

• yoginām: of yogins
• yoginām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• gataye: to the goal/way
• gataye: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• parameśāya: to the Supreme Lord
• parameśāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (परमः ईशः)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (particle/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• pāre: in/at the far shore; beyond
• pāre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (पारे = ‘पार’ इति स्थान/अवस्था)

• mahasām: of lights/splendors
• mahasām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• tamasām: of darknesses
• tamasām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tamas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक (conjunctive/adverb: ‘and/so/likewise’)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa stuti context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene, formless-yet-personal Supreme presence stands beyond a split field of light and darkness; yogins bow, while a symbolic staff of justice (Yama-like restraint) signifies cosmic order.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśa
• Yogin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme is the ultimate destination of yoga and transcends all dualities such as brightness and darkness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā’s sanctity is the setting for this praise, presenting the city as a place aligned with mokṣa-oriented devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the practice implied is contemplative praise and remembrance of the Supreme as the yogic goal.