Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
Devanagari script
येन ते जायते सिद्धिः सम्यग्ब्राह्मण्यसंभवा
Transliteration
yena te jāyate siddhiḥ samyagbrāhmaṇyasaṃbhavā
Translation
Par cela tu obtiendras la siddhi, la réussite qui naît véritablement du brāhmaṇya juste et de la pureté.
Word by Word
येनby which
येन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by which/through which’
तेfor you
ते:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; ‘to you/for you’
जायतेarises
जायते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘is born/arises’
सिद्धिःsuccess, attainment
सिद्धिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
सम्यक्proper
सम्यक्:
Visheshana (Modifier/विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/विशेषणार्थे) — ‘properly’
ब्राह्मण्यसंभवाborn of brahminhood
ब्राह्मण्यसंभवा:
Visheshana (Qualifier of सिद्धिः/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootब्राह्मण्य + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मण्यस्य सम्भवा)
Speaker
Śrī Bhagavān (contextual continuation)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A concise aphoristic moment: the teacher’s assurance that success comes from proper brāhmaṇya; visualized as a radiant thread of purity linking worshipper, mantra, and deity.
Characters & Entities
S
SiddhiB
BrāhmaṇyaFAQs
True accomplishment is rooted in right conduct and purity (brāhmaṇya), not merely in effort.
No particular tīrtha is named in this half-verse; it supports the broader tīrthamāhātmya teaching on correct ritual foundations.
An implied prescription: follow proper sacred discipline (brāhmaṇya) so that the rite yields siddhi.