Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

अंगुल्यग्रनिपातेन भूमेः सर्वत्र कम्पनम् । एकेन देहनिष्पत्तिर्गांधर्वे वांति सिद्धयः

Transliteration

aṃgulyagranipātena bhūmeḥ sarvatra kampanam | ekena dehaniṣpattirgāṃdharve vāṃti siddhayaḥ

Translation

Dengan jatuhan halus ujung jari saja, bumi dapat bergetar di segala penjuru. Dengan satu kekuatan, tubuh dapat dimanifestasikan sesuai kehendak—demikianlah siddhi-siddhi dikatakan berkuasa di alam Gandharva.

Word by Word

• अङ्गुल्यग्रनिपातेन: by the falling/pressing of the fingertip
• अङ्गुल्यग्रनिपातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गुलि (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + निपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; करण-तृतीया (instrumental of means)

• भूमेः: of the earth
• भूमेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th), एकवचन

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• कम्पनम्: trembling
• कम्पनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन

• एकेन: by one (single act/means)
• एकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• देहनिष्पत्तिः: manifestation/production of a body
• देहनिष्पत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + निष्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन

• गान्धर्वे: in the Gāndharva (sphere/state)
• गान्धर्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गान्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (locative)

• वान्ति: blow / move (as winds)
• वान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सिद्धयः: powers/perfections
• सिद्धयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandharva-loka (as loka-mahātmya context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin’s fingertip touches the ground; concentric tremors ripple across the earth while a luminous subtle body manifests beside him, indicating will-born embodiment in Gandharva-loka.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Subtle mastery can yield vast effects; the Purāṇa depicts siddhis as operating differently across cosmic planes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is praised; the verse points to Gandharva-loka as a cosmological setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive enumeration of powers.