Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

जैगीषव्यगुहां प्राप्य योगाभ्यसनतत्परः । षण्मासेन लभेत्सिद्धिं वाञ्छितां मदनुग्रहात्

Transliteration

jaigīṣavyaguhāṃ prāpya yogābhyasanatatparaḥ | ṣaṇmāsena labhetsiddhiṃ vāñchitāṃ madanugrahāt

Translation

ಜೈಗೀಷವ್ಯನ ಗುಹೆಯನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿ ಯೋಗಾಭ್ಯಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ತತ್ಪರನಾದವನು ನನ್ನ ಅನುಗ್ರಹದಿಂದ ಆರು ತಿಂಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಯಸಿದ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• जैगीषव्यगुहाम्: the cave of Jaigīṣavya
• जैगीषव्यगुहाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैगीषव्य-गुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जैगीषव्यस्य गुहा)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having reached/obtained’; अव्ययभावः

• योगाभ्यसनतत्परः: intent on practicing yoga
• योगाभ्यसनतत्परः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग-अभ्यसन-तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (योगस्य अभ्यसने तत्परः / योगाभ्यसने तत्परः); विशेषणम् (अध्याहृतः साधकः)

• षण्मासेन: within six months
• षण्मासेन: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्-मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/काल-परिमाण), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (षण्मासः)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सिद्धिम्: success / accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाञ्छिताम्: desired
• वाञ्छिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) ‘desired’; विशेषणम् (सिद्धिम्)

• मत्-अनुग्रहात्: from my grace
• मत्-अनुग्रहात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम अनुग्रहः)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jaigīṣavya-guhā

Type: cave

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A seeker/pilgrim interlocutor in Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dim, sacred cave mouth near Kāśī’s lanes; inside, a yogin sits in deep meditation, faint lamp-light reflecting on rock walls; an unseen divine presence implied by a halo-like glow.

Characters & Entities

• Jaigīṣavya-guhā
• Jaigīṣavya
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused yoga practice, supported by divine grace, is said to quickly bear fruit in a sanctified place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Jaigīṣavya-guhā (the cave associated with Jaigīṣavya) in Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake yoga-abhyāsa with single-mindedness after reaching the cave; the text states a six-month timeframe.