Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यतो भूयः प्रसंजाता योगिनी हरतुष्टिदा । यत्त्वार्थं सर्वमाचक्ष्व कारणं च तदद्भुतम्

Transliteration

yato bhūyaḥ prasaṃjātā yoginī haratuṣṭidā | yattvārthaṃ sarvamācakṣva kāraṇaṃ ca tadadbhutam

Translation

„Denn sie wurde erneut geboren als eine Yoginī, die Freude und Zufriedenheit schenkt. Sage uns vollständig den Sinn dessen und die wunderbare Ursache dahinter.“

Word by Word

• यतः: since; because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (यतः-प्रयोगः), हेत्वर्थे (since/because)

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निबद्ध)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरर्थक/अधिक्यवाचक (again; further)

• प्रसंजाता: arose; came into being
• प्रसंजाता: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + सम् + जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृतान्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘arisen/produced’

• योगिनी: the yoginī
• योगिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हरतुष्टिदा: giving satisfaction to Hari
• हरतुष्टिदा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर + तुष्टि + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (giver of Hari's satisfaction)

• यत्: what
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (that which/what)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (you)

• अर्थम्: purpose; matter
• अर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose/matter)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणवत्

• आचक्ष्व: tell; explain
• आचक्ष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• कारणम्: cause; reason
• कारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (that)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful; marvellous
• अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (marvellous)

Speaker

Ṛṣis

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amareśvara episode (yoginī rebirth motif)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages press for the hidden reason: the maiden is reborn as a radiant yoginī bestowing delight; the scene foreshadows a revelation of the kṣetra’s special tithi-power.

Characters & Entities

• Yoginī
• Hara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine transformations in tīrtha lore point to Śiva-centered grace and the hidden dharma of a place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha where the maiden’s re-manifestation as a yoginī is being narrated in Adhyāya 145.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse requests the doctrinal and narrative explanation (kāraṇa) of the marvel.