Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

सिद्धयोगीश्वरी साक्षाद्वरदा तस्य जायते । तवापि महती सिद्धिः सिद्धयोगीश्वरीक्षणात्

Transliteration

siddhayogīśvarī sākṣādvaradā tasya jāyate | tavāpi mahatī siddhiḥ siddhayogīśvarīkṣaṇāt

Translation

Siddhayogīśvarī herself becomes directly present and grants him boons; even for you, great attainment arises from but a single glimpse of Siddhayogīśvarī.

Word by Word

• सिद्ध-योगीश्वरी: the Siddha Yogīśvarī (goddess)
• सिद्ध-योगीश्वरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + योगीश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (सिद्धा योगीश्वरी)

• साक्षात्: directly / in person
• साक्षात्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: directly, manifestly)

• वरदा: boon-giving
• वरदा: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (सिद्धयोगीश्वरी-विशेषणम्)

• तस्य: of him / for him
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• जायते: arises / appears
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), आत्मनेपदम्; प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्

• तव: your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-निपातः (particle: also/even)

• महती: great
• महती: Visheshana (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (सिद्धिः-विशेषणम्)

• सिद्धिः: attainment / success
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• सिद्ध-योगीश्वरी-क्षणात्: from (the moment of) seeing Siddha Yogīśvarī
• सिद्ध-योगीश्वरी-क्षणात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + योगीश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः: सिद्धयोगीश्वर्याः क्षणात् (दर्शन-क्षणात्)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhayogīśvarī (Yogīśvarī Pīṭha) in Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A questioning pilgrim/companion in the Kāśī narrative (not specified in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Siddhayogīśvarī appears directly before the sādhaka—radiant, compassionate, and formidable—extending a boon-giving gesture; the recipient is overwhelmed yet steady, signifying siddhi through mere sight.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhayogīśvarī
• Siddhi
• Darśana
• Kāśī (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is immediate and transformative: even a single darśana of the Goddess is said to generate profound siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddhayogīśvarī pīṭha connected to the Candreśvara narrative in Kāśī is being praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies the pursuit of darśana of Siddhayogīśvarī (through worship and sādhana), highlighting boon-bestowal as the fruit.