Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

मन्त्रे तीर्थे द्विजे देवे दैवज्ञे भेषजे गुरौ । यादृशी भावना यस्य सिद्धिर्भवति तादृशी

Transliteration

mantre tīrthe dvije deve daivajñe bheṣaje gurau | yādṛśī bhāvanā yasya siddhirbhavati tādṛśī

Translation

真言においても、ティールタ（聖地）においても、ブラーフマナにおいても、神においても、占星家においても、薬においても、グルにおいても――人の内なる想い（信心）がいかなるものかに応じて、成就（シッディ）もまたそのように現れる。

Word by Word

• मन्त्रे: in/with a mantra
• मन्त्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचनम् (Locative singular, masculine)

• तीर्थे: in a sacred place
• तीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचनम् (Locative singular, neuter)

• द्विजे: in/with a Brahmin
• द्विजे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचनम् (Locative singular, masculine)

• देवे: in/with a deity
• देवे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचनम् (Locative singular, masculine)

• दैवज्ञे: in/with an astrologer
• दैवज्ञे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचनम् (Locative singular, masculine)

• भेषजे: in/with medicine
• भेषजे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचनम् (Locative singular, neuter)

• गुरौ: in/with the teacher
• गुरौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण) एकवचनम् (Locative singular, masculine)

• यादृशी: of whatever kind
• यादृशी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; प्रश्न/संबन्धवाचक-विशेषणम् (Nominative singular, feminine)

• भावना: intention; mental attitude
• भावना: Karta/Topic (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Nominative singular, feminine)

• यस्य: of whom; whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम् (Genitive singular; relative pronoun)

• सिद्धिः: success; attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta/Topic (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (Nominative singular, feminine)

• भवति: becomes; occurs
• भवति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम् (becomes/is)

• तादृशी: of that very kind
• तादृशी: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तद्-सम्बन्धि विशेषणम् (Nominative singular, feminine)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tīrtha (general principle; in context, Revā tīrtha)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Seven panels or a single composite: a sādhaka chanting mantra; bathing at a tīrtha; honoring a brāhmaṇa; worshiping a deity; consulting an astrologer; receiving medicine; bowing to a guru—each scene shows differing outcomes based on the person’s radiant or clouded aura (bhāvanā).

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Guru
• Deva
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual and even practical outcomes depend greatly on one’s bhāvanā—reverence, trust, and purity of intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrtha in general is affirmed; no single named location is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cultivate the right inner disposition while approaching mantra, tīrtha, deity, guru, and allied dharmic supports.