Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

अणिमा लघिमा चैव महिमा प्राप्तिरेव च । प्राकाम्यं च तथेशित्वं वशित्वं च तथापरे

Transliteration

aṇimā laghimā caiva mahimā prāptireva ca | prākāmyaṃ ca tatheśitvaṃ vaśitvaṃ ca tathāpare

Translation

Sont mentionnées Aṇimā (minutie), Laghimā (légèreté), Mahimā (grandeur) et Prāpti (atteinte) ; de même Prākāmya (accomplissement du désir sans obstacle), Īśitva (seigneurie) et Vaśitva (maîtrise) — ainsi que d’autres siddhis encore.

Word by Word

• aṇimā: minuteness (aṇimā)
• aṇimā: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṇimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (feminine nominative singular)

• laghimā: lightness (laghimā)
• laghimā: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laghimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (feminine nominative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• mahimā: greatness (mahimā)
• mahimā: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (feminine nominative singular)

• prāptiḥ: attainment (prāpti)
• prāptiḥ: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (feminine nominative singular)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• prākāmyam: irresistible will/fulfillment of desires (prākāmya)
• prākāmyam: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prākāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (neuter nominative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अन्वय-अव्ययम् (connective adverb)

• īśitvam: lordship (īśitva)
• īśitvam: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśitva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (neuter nominative singular)

• vaśitvam: control/mastery (vaśitva)
• vaśitvam: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśitva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (neuter nominative singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अन्वय-अव्ययम् (connective adverb)

• apare: others (remaining)
• apare: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (masculine nominative plural; elliptic: 'others')

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A schematic, almost mandala-like depiction: each siddhi represented by a symbol—atom, feather, mountain, reaching hand, wish-fulfilling tree, crown, and reins—around a meditating yogin.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It enumerates classical yogic siddhis while implying they arise as consequences of higher realization, not as the final goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on yogic attainments within the Māheśvara-khaṇḍa’s Shaiva framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific vrata, dāna, or snāna is prescribed here; it is a doctrinal listing of siddhis.