Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
Devanagari script
येन ते जायते सिद्धिः सम्यग्ब्राह्मण्यसंभवा
Transliteration
yena te jāyate siddhiḥ samyagbrāhmaṇyasaṃbhavā
Translation
„Dadurch wirst du Siddhi erlangen – den Erfolg, der wahrhaft aus rechtem brāhmaṇya und Reinheit hervorgeht.“
Word by Word
येनby which
येन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by which/through which’
तेfor you
ते:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; ‘to you/for you’
जायतेarises
जायते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘is born/arises’
सिद्धिःsuccess, attainment
सिद्धिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
सम्यक्proper
सम्यक्:
Visheshana (Modifier/विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/विशेषणार्थे) — ‘properly’
ब्राह्मण्यसंभवाborn of brahminhood
ब्राह्मण्यसंभवा:
Visheshana (Qualifier of सिद्धिः/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootब्राह्मण्य + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मण्यस्य सम्भवा)
Speaker
Śrī Bhagavān (contextual continuation)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A concise aphoristic moment: the teacher’s assurance that success comes from proper brāhmaṇya; visualized as a radiant thread of purity linking worshipper, mantra, and deity.
Characters & Entities
S
SiddhiB
BrāhmaṇyaFAQs
True accomplishment is rooted in right conduct and purity (brāhmaṇya), not merely in effort.
No particular tīrtha is named in this half-verse; it supports the broader tīrthamāhātmya teaching on correct ritual foundations.
An implied prescription: follow proper sacred discipline (brāhmaṇya) so that the rite yields siddhi.