Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

सिद्धयोगीश्वरं पीठमेतत्साधकसिद्धिदम् । सुरासुरेषु गंधर्व नागविद्याधरेष्वपि

Transliteration

siddhayogīśvaraṃ pīṭhametatsādhakasiddhidam | surāsureṣu gaṃdharva nāgavidyādhareṣvapi

Translation

ഇത് സിദ്ധയോഗീശ്വരന്റെ പീഠമാണ്; സാധകർക്കു സിദ്ധി നൽകുന്നതാണ്; ദേവ-അസുരർ, ഗന്ധർവർ, നാഗർ, വിദ്യാധരർ എന്നിവരിടയിലും ഇതിന്റെ മഹത്വം പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്।

Word by Word

• सिद्धयोगीश्वरम्: (the seat) of the perfected lord of yogins
• सिद्धयोगीश्वरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध-योगीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सिद्धश्चासौ योगीश्वरः) — ‘पीठम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• पीठम्: seat, sacred pedestal
• पीठम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Demonstrative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘पीठम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• साधकसिद्धिदम्: granting accomplishment to practitioners
• साधकसिद्धिदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधक-सिद्धि-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (साधकानां सिद्धिं ददाति इति) — ‘पीठम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• सुरासुरेषु: among gods and demons
• सुरासुरेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative-sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (सुराश्च असुराश्च)

• गन्धर्व: Gandharva(s)
• गन्धर्व: Adhikaraṇa (Intended locative; among Gandharvas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; (पाठभेद/छन्दः) सम्भाव्यं ‘गन्धर्वेषु’ (सप्तमी बहुवचन) अपेक्षितम्

• नागविद्याधरेषु: among Nāgas and Vidyādharas
• नागविद्याधरेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locative-sphere)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग-विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (नागाश्च विद्याधराश्च)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अवधानार्थक (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddha Yogīśvara Pīṭha (within Kāśī; Candreśvara context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant pīṭha-stone or sanctum marked as ‘Siddha Yogīśvara’; around it, sādhakas in meditation, while celestial beings—devas, asuras, gandharvas with instruments, nāgas with jeweled hoods, vidyādharas in flight—pay homage, indicating pan-cosmic renown.

Characters & Entities

• Siddha Yogīśvara
• Pīṭha
• Suras
• Asuras
• Gandharvas
• Nāgas
• Vidyādharas
• Kāśī (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain sacred centers (pīṭhas) are described as concentrated sources of grace that accelerate yogic and devotional accomplishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Siddhayogīśvara pīṭha associated with the Candreśvara narrative in Kāśī is extolled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is specified; the verse declares the pīṭha’s power to grant siddhi to sādhakas.