Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

लभेदभीप्सितां सिद्धिं योगिनीपीठसेवकः । मंत्रांतराण्यपि जपंस्तत्पीठे सिद्धिभाग्भवेत्

Transliteration

labhedabhīpsitāṃ siddhiṃ yoginīpīṭhasevakaḥ | maṃtrāṃtarāṇyapi japaṃstatpīṭhe siddhibhāgbhavet

Translation

ଯୋଗିନୀ-ପୀଠର ସେବକ ଇଚ୍ଛିତ ସିଦ୍ଧି ଲଭେ; ଅନ୍ୟ ମନ୍ତ୍ର ଜପ କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେହି ପୀଠରେ ସିଦ୍ଧିର ଭାଗୀ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

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

• अभीप्सिताम्: desired
• अभीप्सिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् इच्छायाम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मविशेषण

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

• योगिनीपीठसेवकः: a servant/devotee of the Yoginī-pīṭha
• योगिनीपीठसेवकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी + पीठ + सेवक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्ता

• मन्त्रान्तराणि: other mantras
• मन्त्रान्तराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्म

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• जपन्: reciting
• जपन्: Karta (Agent-participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृसमनाधिकरण

• तत्पीठे: in that pīṭha
• तत्पीठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• सिद्धिभाक्: a sharer/possessor of siddhi
• सिद्धिभाक्: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि + भाज् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; भाज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (possessing success)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yoginī-pīṭha (within Kāśī context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Yoginī-pīṭha shrine at night: circular sanctum, yoginīs as radiant guardians; a sādhaka offers service and chants, while mantra-light rises like a column indicating siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Yoginī-pīṭha
• Mantra-japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Place matters in Purāṇic dharma: serving a sanctified seat (pīṭha) intensifies spiritual practice and hastens accomplishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Yoginī-pīṭha within the Kāśī sacred region is praised as a siddhi-prada (success-giving) place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sevā (devotional attendance/service) at the Yoginī-pīṭha and mantra-japa there, even of other mantras, for attaining siddhi.