Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

मंत्रे तीर्थे द्विजे देवे दैवज्ञे भेषजे गुरौ । यादृशी भाव ना यस्य सिद्धिर्भवति तादृशी

Transliteration

maṃtre tīrthe dvije deve daivajñe bheṣaje gurau | yādṛśī bhāva nā yasya siddhirbhavati tādṛśī

Translation

À l’égard d’un mantra, d’un tīrtha, d’un brāhmane, d’une divinité, d’un connaisseur des présages, d’un médecin et d’un Guru : telle est la qualité de la bhāvanā (disposition intérieure), telle devient la siddhi (accomplissement) obtenue.

Word by Word

• मन्त्रे: in/with a mantra
• मन्त्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• तीर्थे: in a sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• द्विजे: in/with a Brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• देवे: in/with a deity
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• दैवज्ञे: in/with an astrologer/diviner
• दैवज्ञे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• भेषजे: in/with medicine/remedy
• भेषजे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• गुरौ: in/with the teacher
• गुरौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• यादृशी: of whatever kind
• यादृशी: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (correlative)

• भावना: intention/mental attitude
• भावना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-निर्देश (as subject notion)

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• सिद्धिः: success/attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तादृशी: of that same kind
• तादृशी: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (correlative)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied by surrounding context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: symbolic representations of mantra (mālā/yantra), tīrtha (river), brāhmaṇa (vaidika), deity (mūrti), astrologer (daivajña with pañcāṅga), physician (bhaiṣajya), and guru (pādukā), all radiating according to the devotee’s inner bhāvanā.

Characters & Entities

• Mantra
• Tīrtha
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇa)
• Deva
• Daivajña
• Bheṣaja (physician/medicine)
• Guru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Siddhi follows bhāva: inner faith and reverence determine the power and outcome of sacred means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrtha in general is praised, within the Prabhāsakṣetra frame—implying that even Prabhāsa yields according to one’s bhāva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cultivate proper bhāvanā (faithful, reverent attitude) while approaching mantra, tīrtha, deity, and Guru.