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

ಅವರು ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ಉದ್ದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತಾರೆ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರಿಗೆ. ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಪರಸಿದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ದಯಪಾಲಿಸಿ, ಸಮಸ್ತ ಕಾಮನೆಗಳ ಫಲವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತಾರೆ.

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.