Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

तानि सिद्ध्यंति नियतं यथार्थकरणादिह । अयथार्थविधानेन सिद्ध्येत्कर्मापि नेशितुः

Transliteration

tāni siddhyaṃti niyataṃ yathārthakaraṇādiha | ayathārthavidhānena siddhyetkarmāpi neśituḥ

Translation

“ఇక్కడ అవి యథార్థ విధానంలో చేయబడితే తప్పక సిద్ధిస్తాయి. కానీ అశాస్త్రీయ విధానంతో, నియంత ప్రభువు లేకుండా, కర్మ కూడా ఫలసిద్ధి పొందదు.”

Word by Word

• तानि: those (acts)
• तानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘कर्माणि’ इत्यर्थे

• सिद्ध्यन्ति: are accomplished, succeed
• सिद्ध्यन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• नियमम्: certainly, surely
• नियमम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial accusative: certainly)

• यथार्थ-करणात्: from correct performance
• यथार्थ-करणात्: Apādāna (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः: ‘यथार्थं करणम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक/adverb: here)

• अयथार्थ-विधानेन: by incorrect procedure
• अयथार्थ-विधानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ- (उपसर्ग/नञ्) + यथा (अव्यय) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नञ्-तत्पुरुष: ‘अयथार्थं विधानम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• सिद्ध्येत्: would succeed
• सिद्ध्येत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• कर्म: an act, a rite
• कर्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation)

• ईशितुः: of the Lord, of the ruler
• ईशितुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

Dakṣa (probable continuation of his argument in-context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: the yajña-vedi is perfectly arranged, yet a subtle absence is shown—Śiva’s presence not invoked; the speaker gestures toward the ritual order, while a faint divine silhouette suggests the ‘Lord who directs’.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right method matters, yet ultimate fruition is not merely mechanical; divine governance (Īśvara) frames karmic success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the teaching aligns with Kāśī’s Purāṇic emphasis on Śiva as the inner Lord behind all rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Correct performance (yathārtha-vidhi) is stressed; no named vrata/dāna/snana is specified.