Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

येन ते जायते सिद्धिः सम्यग्ब्राह्मण्यसंभवा

Transliteration

yena te jāyate siddhiḥ samyagbrāhmaṇyasaṃbhavā

Translation

«Благодаря этому ты обретёшь сиддхи — успех, поистине рождающийся из должного брахманья и чистоты.»

Word by Word

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by which/through which’

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; ‘to you/for you’

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘is born/arises’

• सिद्धिः: success, attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सम्यक्: proper
• सम्यक्: Visheshana (Modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/विशेषणार्थे) — ‘properly’

• ब्राह्मण्यसंभवा: born of brahminhood
• ब्राह्मण्यसंभवा: Visheshana (Qualifier of सिद्धिः/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मण्य + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मण्यस्य सम्भवा)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concise aphoristic moment: the teacher’s assurance that success comes from proper brāhmaṇya; visualized as a radiant thread of purity linking worshipper, mantra, and deity.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhi
• Brāhmaṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True accomplishment is rooted in right conduct and purity (brāhmaṇya), not merely in effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this half-verse; it supports the broader tīrthamāhātmya teaching on correct ritual foundations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied prescription: follow proper sacred discipline (brāhmaṇya) so that the rite yields siddhi.