Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

यक्षत्वं चामरत्वं च प्राप्स्यंत्यत्र च साधकाः । अत्र वै विजयोनाम स्थंडिलस्य प्रभावतः

Transliteration

yakṣatvaṃ cāmaratvaṃ ca prāpsyaṃtyatra ca sādhakāḥ | atra vai vijayonāma sthaṃḍilasya prabhāvataḥ

Translation

Ici, les sādhaka obtiennent aussi l’état de Yakṣa et même celui d’Amara (dignité divine immortelle). En vérité, cela advient par la puissance du terrain d’autel nommé Vijaya.

Word by Word

• यक्षत्वम्: Yakṣa-hood
• यक्षत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अमरत्वम्: immortality / godhood
• अमरत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• प्राप्स्यन्ति: will attain
• प्राप्स्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• च: also
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• साधकाः: practitioners
• साधकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (indeed)

• विजयः: Vijaya (name)
• विजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक (called/named)

• स्थण्डिलस्य: of the altar/cleared ground (sthaṇḍila)
• स्थण्डिलस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थण्डिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रभावतः: due to the power
• प्रभावतः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (because of)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vijaya-sthaṇḍila (within Vighnakṣetra)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A marked ritual-altar patch of earth labeled ‘Vijaya’; sādhakas seated in japa; subtle guardians (Yakṣa imagery) and a radiant aura suggesting amaratva; Devī’s blessing pervades the ground.

Characters & Entities

• Sādhaka
• Yakṣa
• Amara
• Vijaya Sthaṇḍila

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecrated ritual space (sthaṇḍila) magnifies spiritual endeavor, enabling exalted states when approached with sādhaka-discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘Vijaya’ sthaṇḍila (a named sacred altar-ground) within the Siddhakūpa/Siddheśa tīrtha complex.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights the efficacy of the Vijaya sthaṇḍila; it implies performing sādhana/rituals on that consecrated ground for higher attainments.