Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

योगसिद्धिर्विष्णुभक्त्या सद्धर्माचरणेन च । प्राप्यते मनुजैर्देवि ह्येतज्ज्ञानमलं विदुः

Transliteration

yogasiddhirviṣṇubhaktyā saddharmācaraṇena ca | prāpyate manujairdevi hyetajjñānamalaṃ viduḥ

Translation

O Göttin, yogische Vollendung wird von den Menschen durch Hingabe an Viṣṇu und durch das Befolgen des wahren Dharma erlangt; die Weisen wissen: dies ist die makellose Reinheit geistiger Erkenntnis.

Word by Word

• योगसिद्धिः: attainment of yoga, yogic success
• योगसिद्धिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगस्य सिद्धिः)

• विष्णुभक्त्या: by devotion to Viṣṇu
• विष्णुभक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः भक्ति)

• सद्धर्माचरणेन: by practice of true dharma
• सद्धर्माचरणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आचरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सद्धर्मस्य आचरणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्राप्यते: is attained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मनुजैः: by humans
• मनुजैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; 'ज्ञानमलम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ज्ञानमलम्: impurity/taint of knowledge (i.e., ignorance)
• ज्ञानमलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानस्य मलम्)

• विदुः: they know, they consider
• विदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (addressing Devī, as indicated by 'devi')

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs Viṣṇu-pūjā with tulasī and lamp while simultaneously depicted engaging in dharmic acts (feeding, truth-speaking); above, a serene Viṣṇu radiance bestows yogic siddhi as a clear, spotless light.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti to Viṣṇu combined with righteous conduct produces yogic success and the purity of true knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it gives the devotional-dharmic foundation that sanctifies pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotion (bhakti) and saddharma-ācaraṇa (righteous practice) are prescribed; no particular rite is detailed.