Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अन्यपीठेषु या सिद्धिर्वर्षानुष्ठानतो भवेत् । दिनेनैकेन तां सिद्धिं लभंते योगिनो ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

anyapīṭheṣu yā siddhirvarṣānuṣṭhānato bhavet | dinenaikena tāṃ siddhiṃ labhaṃte yogino dhruvam

Translation

Die Vollendung, die an anderen heiligen Sitzen erst durch jahrelange Übungen entsteht, erlangen die Yogins hier gewiss in nur einem einzigen Tag.

Word by Word

• अन्य-पीठेषु: in other peethas
• अन्य-पीठेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• या: which
• या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सिद्धिः: attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्ष-अनुष्ठानतः: by (means of) year-long observance
• वर्ष-अनुष्ठानतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from/by reason of')

• भवेत्: would occur/be obtained
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिनेन: in/with a day
• दिनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकेन: one
• एकेन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लभन्ते: obtain
• लभन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• योगिनः: yogis
• योगिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावे)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: certainly)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citreśvara-pīṭha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvāijāḥ/Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Split-scene concept: on one side, yogins performing long austerities over years at generic sites; on the other, a yogin at Citreśvara attaining radiant siddhi within a single day, with a luminous aura around the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Yogin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Place (kṣetra/pīṭha) is presented as a multiplier of spiritual practice, where the sanctity of the site accelerates the fruit of sādhana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same pīṭha of Adhyāya 36; it is praised as exceptionally result-giving compared to other pīṭhas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General anuṣṭhāna (spiritual observance) by yogins is implied; the verse highlights the shortened time-to-fruit at this pīṭha.