Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

यंयं काममभिध्यायेत्तस्य सिद्धिः प्रजायते । यो दृष्ट्वा बिल्वपत्राणि श्रद्धामपि करिष्यति

Transliteration

yaṃyaṃ kāmamabhidhyāyettasya siddhiḥ prajāyate | yo dṛṣṭvā bilvapatrāṇi śraddhāmapi kariṣyati

Translation

Quel que soit le désir que l’on médite, son accomplissement naît. Et celui qui, en voyant les feuilles de bilva, ne fût-ce qu’éveille la foi…

Word by Word

• यम्: whichever
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (yaṃ yaṃ = whichever)

• यम्: whichever
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• कामम्: desire
• कामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अभिध्यायेत्: may meditate upon/think of
• अभिध्यायेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्य: of that (person)
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सिद्धिः: success, fulfillment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रजायते: arises/is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having seen’

• बिल्वपत्राणि: bilva leaves
• बिल्वपत्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बिल्वस्य पत्राणि)

• श्रद्धाम्: faith
• श्रद्धाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Addition/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• करिष्यति: will do/produce
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims behold a cluster of bilva leaves near a shrine; their faces soften into faith; a subtle divine radiance suggests inner transformation and wish-fulfillment.

Characters & Entities

• bilva leaves
• śraddhā
• siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple darśana (seeing) of sacred symbols can awaken faith, and faith ripens into spiritual and worldly attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The bilva-tree sanctum-area within Nāgarakhaṇḍa, where even seeing bilva leaves is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cultivate śraddhā through darśana of bilva leaves; the broader context implies leaf-offering worship.