Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

संस्तुता ऋषिभिर्देवैर्योगक्षेमार्थसिद्धये । विनतानन्दजननस्तत्र तां योगिनीं नृप । भक्त्या प्रसादयामास स्तोत्रैर्वैदिकलौकिकैः

Transliteration

saṃstutā ṛṣibhirdevairyogakṣemārthasiddhaye | vinatānandajananastatra tāṃ yoginīṃ nṛpa | bhaktyā prasādayāmāsa stotrairvaidikalaukikaiḥ

Translation

Louée par les ṛṣis et par les dieux pour l’accomplissement du bien-être et de la sauvegarde, le fils qui réjouit Vinatā (Garuḍa), ô Roi, y apaisa cette Yoginī avec dévotion, par des hymnes à la fois védiques et traditionnels.

Word by Word

• saṃstutā: praised
• saṃstutā: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃstutā (कृदन्त; सम्+√stu स्तुतौ, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (praised)

• ṛṣibhiḥ: by sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• devaiḥ: by gods
• devaiḥ: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• yoga-kṣema-artha-siddhaye: for the accomplishment of welfare and security
• yoga-kṣema-artha-siddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣema (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (योगक्षेमस्य अर्थः—तस्य सिद्धये)

• vinatā-ānanda-jananaḥ: the giver of joy to Vinatā (i.e., Garuḍa)
• vinatā-ānanda-jananaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक) + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक) + janana (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √jan जनने)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (विनतायाः आनन्दं जनयति इति)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yoginīm: the yoginī
• yoginīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prasādayāmāsa: propitiated/pleased
• prasādayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√sad (धातु; सीदति/सादयति)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense in stem (prasāday-)

• stotraiḥ: with hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vaidika-laukikaiḥ: Vedic and worldly (hymns)
• vaidika-laukikaiḥ: Karana (Qualifier of instrument/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaidika (प्रातिपदिक) + laukika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वः (वैदिकैः च लौकिकैः च)

Speaker

Narrator addressing a king (nṛpa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhakṣetra (Bhṛgukṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garuḍa, radiant and winged, stands in devotion before the Yoginī shrine at Siddhakṣetra; ṛṣis and devas appear as a celestial assembly, listening to hymns that blend Vedic solemnity with folk fervor.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Vinatā
• Yoginī (Cāmuṇḍā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine beings seek the Goddess for yoga-kṣema; sincere bhakti expressed through praise is a recognized means to obtain protection and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene continues at Siddhakṣetra/Bhṛgukṣetra, where the Yoginī is worshiped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra (hymnic praise) is indicated as the devotional practice—both in Vedic style and in customary (laukika) forms.