Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

सर्वार्थसिद्धिदाः पुंसां स्त्रीणां चैव विशेषतः । परसिद्धिप्रदाः सर्वाः सर्वकामफलप्रदाः

Transliteration

sarvārthasiddhidāḥ puṃsāṃ strīṇāṃ caiva viśeṣataḥ | parasiddhipradāḥ sarvāḥ sarvakāmaphalapradāḥ

Translation

Elles accordent aux hommes l’accomplissement de tous les buts, et plus encore aux femmes. Toutes confèrent des accomplissements supérieurs et donnent les fruits de tout désir.

Word by Word

• सर्वार्थसिद्धिदाः: granting success in all aims
• सर्वार्थसिद्धिदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अर्थ + सिद्धि + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषाम् अर्थानाम् सिद्धिं ददाति इति)

• पुंसाम्: of men / for men
• पुंसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (for men)

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women / for women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (for women)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: indeed/only)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: especially)

• परसिद्धिप्रदाः: granting supreme success
• परसिद्धिप्रदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + सिद्धि + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (परां सिद्धिं प्रददाति इति)

• सर्वाः: all (of them)
• सर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• सर्वकामफलप्रदाः: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानां फलं प्रददाति इति)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yoginī-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The 64 Yoginīs are envisioned as a mandala of divine feminine powers around the kuṇḍa, radiating blessings toward male and female devotees; emphasis on women receiving special grace.

Characters & Entities

• Yoginīs
• Siddhi
• Kāma-phala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine guardians of a tīrtha respond to sincere devotion by granting both worldly aims and higher spiritual attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Yoginīkuṇḍa and its sixty-four Yoginīs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied Yoginī-prasāda through tīrtha association; the explicit bathing rite appears in the surrounding verses.