Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

निधिलक्ष्म्यो तथा यक्ष तव पूजा विशेषतः । एवं यः कुरुते धीरः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

nidhilakṣmyo tathā yakṣa tava pūjā viśeṣataḥ | evaṃ yaḥ kurute dhīraḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

O Yakṣa, zum Erwerb von Schätzen und Wohlstand (Lakṣmī) ist deine Verehrung besonders wirksam. Der standhafte Mensch, der so handelt, erlangt alle gewünschten Ziele.

Word by Word

• निधिलक्ष्म्यः: the wealth-goddesses of treasures
• निधिलक्ष्म्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधिलक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक; निधि+लक्ष्मी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (निधेः लक्ष्म्यः)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (also/likewise)

• यक्ष: O Yakṣa
• यक्ष: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive: your)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (especially)

• एवं: thus
• एवं: Visheshana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवं (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• धीरः: steadfast, wise
• धीरः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying यः)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कामान्)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: may obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Result/फल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (deduced from Adhyāya context; confirmed later in 66)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā tīrtha (Yakṣa/Pramatha-rāja worship)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yakṣa (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Yakṣa/Pramatha-rāja is worshipped with abundant offerings; symbols of Lakṣmī—lotus, coins, overflowing vessels—appear; the devotee stands firm and composed, receiving blessings; the tīrtha landscape remains visible.

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣa
• nidhi
• lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion performed with proper rite at a tīrtha is said to bring both prosperity and the fulfillment of rightful aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ayodhyā tīrtha context where Yakṣa-pūjā is prescribed and praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Special emphasis is placed on performing the Yakṣa’s worship to obtain nidhis and lakṣmī.