Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 178

Devanagari script

यत्र सिद्धो महाभागो व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः । अस्यैव पूजनात्सिद्धो धारासर्पो महामतिः

Transliteration

yatra siddho mahābhāgo vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | asyaiva pūjanātsiddho dhārāsarpo mahāmatiḥ

Translation

Là, le très fortuné Vyāsa, fils de Satyavatī, atteignit l’accomplissement; par le culte de ceci même, le magnanime Dhārāsarpa devint lui aussi accompli.

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• siddhaḥ: accomplished/perfected
• siddhaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahābhāgaḥ: most fortunate
• mahābhāgaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān bhāgaḥ)

• vyāsaḥ: Vyāsa
• vyāsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• satyavatīsutaḥ: son of Satyavatī
• satyavatīsutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Apposition/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satyavatī + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (satyavatyāḥ sutaḥ)

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• pūjanāt: from worship
• pūjanāt: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• siddhaḥ: became accomplished
• siddhaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dhārāsarpaḥ: Dhārāsarpa (a serpent named Dhārā)
• dhārāsarpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhārā + sarpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (dhārāyāṃ/ dhārā-nāmakaḥ sarpaḥ)

• mahāmatiḥ: great-minded/wise
• mahāmatiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān matiḥ)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Revā-khaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in snippet; contextual purāṇic instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (liṅga) tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King addressed in the chapter’s frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa, austere and radiant, stands near a riverbank shrine, offering water and bilva to Siddheśvara-liṅga; nearby, Dhārāsarpa (a learned ascetic/figure) performs the same worship and is shown receiving a subtle aura of accomplishment.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Satyavatī
• Siddheśvara/Dvīpeśvara (implied)
• Dhārāsarpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is shown by the siddhi of exemplars like Vyāsa; sincere worship there is portrayed as a direct cause of spiritual accomplishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddheśvara/Dvīpeśvara tīrtha complex in the Revā-khaṇḍa, identified by its association with Vyāsa’s siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of ‘this very’ deity/liṅga is stated as the means through which siddhi is attained.