Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

यो यं काममभिध्याय तत्र पूजां करिष्यति । योगिनीनां च विद्यानां मातॄणां च विशेषतः

Transliteration

yo yaṃ kāmamabhidhyāya tatra pūjāṃ kariṣyati | yoginīnāṃ ca vidyānāṃ mātṝṇāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Кто бы ни был, кто, созерцая в уме какое-либо желание, совершит там поклонение — особенно Йогиням, Видьям (силам Богини) и Матерям (Мāтṛ) —

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• yam: which/that
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; निर्देश्य-सर्वनाम (demonstrative/relative-correlative)

• kāmam: desire, wish
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• abhidhyāya: having meditated upon
• abhidhyāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhidhyai (धातु) + ल्यप् (Ktvā/absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय-भावे कृदन्त; पूर्वक्रिया (having meditated/thought upon)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• kariṣyati: will do/perform
• kariṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• yoginīnām: of the Yoginīs
• yoginīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• vidyānām: of the Vidyās (deities/knowledges)
• vidyānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• mātṝṇām: of the Mothers (Mātṛs)
• mātṝṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषणार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the Gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred grove or shrine precinct at a tīrtha where a devotee, holding a saṅkalpa, offers flowers and lamps before a circle/assembly of Yoginīs and the Mātṛkās, with subtle iconography of Vidyā-devīs (mantra-śakti forms).

Characters & Entities

• Citreśvara
• Yoginīs
• Vidyās
• Mātṛkās
• pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused intention (saṅkalpa) joined with reverent worship of divine powers is portrayed as spiritually efficacious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Citreśvara-pīṭha and its associated goddess-cultic presences (Yoginīs, Vidyās, Mātṛkās).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā at the site with a deliberate saṅkalpa (desired aim), especially honoring Yoginīs, Vidyās, and Mātṛkās.