Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

यादृशी भावना यस्य सिद्धिर्भवति तादृशी । उक्ततीर्थफलानां च पुराणेषु स्मृतिष्वपि

Transliteration

yādṛśī bhāvanā yasya siddhirbhavati tādṛśī | uktatīrthaphalānāṃ ca purāṇeṣu smṛtiṣvapi

Translation

Telle est la disposition intérieure, telle devient l’obtention. Et les fruits annoncés des tīrthas sont énoncés dans les Purāṇas, et dans les Smṛtis également.

Word by Word

• यादृशी: such as/whatever kind
• यादृशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• भावना: intention, mental attitude
• भावना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular (of whom/whose)

• सिद्धिः: attainment, result
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada

• तादृशी: of that kind, corresponding
• तादृशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• उक्ततीर्थफलानाम्: of the mentioned fruits of tīrthas
• उक्ततीर्थफलानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्त-तीर्थ-फल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; genitive plural; ‘of the stated pilgrimage-results’

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

• पुराणेषु: in the Purāṇas
• पुराणेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; locative plural

• स्मृतिषु: in the Smṛtis
• स्मृतिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; locative plural

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Addition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ-अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: All tīrthas (with Revā as immediate frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two pilgrims at the same river: one reverent and focused, the other distracted and skeptical; above them, a symbolic scroll labeled Purāṇa/Smṛti, indicating scriptural testimony; the river remains the same, but their inner aura differs.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa
• Smṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The fruit of pilgrimage depends greatly on inner intention; faith and mindset shape spiritual outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrthas collectively are validated; the verse emphasizes their praised fruits across Purāṇic and Smṛti literature.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain right bhāvanā (sincere devotional intention) to realize the promised tīrtha benefits.