Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्य सिद्धिप्रदः सम्यङ्मनसा वांछितं ददेत् । तथान्या शारदा नाम देवी काश्मीरसंस्थिता

Transliteration

tasya siddhipradaḥ samyaṅmanasā vāṃchitaṃ dadet | tathānyā śāradā nāma devī kāśmīrasaṃsthitā

Translation

ಆ ಸೂರ್ಯನು ಸಿದ್ಧಿಪ್ರದನಾಗಿ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಯಸಿದುದನ್ನು ಸಮ್ಯಕವಾಗಿ ದಯಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಳಾದ ‘ಶಾರದಾ’ ಎಂಬ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ದೇವಿಯೂ ಇದ್ದಾಳೆ.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• सिद्धि-प्रदः: giver of success
• सिद्धि-प्रदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• सम्यक्-मनसा: with a proper mind; rightly
• सम्यक्-मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; तृतीया-अर्थे अव्ययवत् (instrumental sense adverbial)

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (thing)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वाञ्छ् (धातु))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; कर्मपद-रूपेण

• ददेत्: should give
• ददेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• तथा: likewise; thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• अन्या: another
• अन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• शारदा: Śāradā
• शारदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शारदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; नामार्थक-निपातः (quotative particle ‘by name’)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• काश्मीर-संस्थिता: situated in Kashmir
• काश्मीर-संस्थिता: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काश्मीर (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूतकृदन्तः (past participle) विशेषणम्

Speaker

Janāḥ (continuing response)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkāra-sthāna (implied) and Śāradā in Kāśmīra (mentioned)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee hears of a siddhi-granting Sūrya shrine and of Śāradā Devī in Kashmir; the narrative juxtaposes radiant solar iconography with the serene, scholarly aura of the goddess of learning.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Śāradā Devī
• Kāśmīra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure intention and focused devotion are portrayed as directly fruitful, and the Purāṇa links multiple sacred geographies through shared praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Camatkārapura’s Sūrya is praised for siddhi, and Śāradā Devī is associated with Kāśmīra as a renowned seat.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual detail here; it states the fruit (siddhi and desired boons) and introduces Śāradā of Kāśmīra.