Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 153

Devanagari script

बहूदकस्य तीरे च यः कुर्याद्योगसाधनम् । षण्मासाभ्यन्तरे सिद्धिर्भवेत्तस्य न संशयः

Transliteration

bahūdakasya tīre ca yaḥ kuryādyogasādhanam | ṣaṇmāsābhyantare siddhirbhavettasya na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ผู้ใดบำเพ็ญโยคสาธนะ ณ ฝั่งบหูทกะ—ภายในหกเดือนย่อมบังเกิดสิทธิ (siddhi) แก่ผู้นั้น โดยปราศจากข้อสงสัย

Word by Word

• बहूदकस्य: of Bahūdaka
• बहूदकस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहूदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः—बहु + उदक (कर्मधारय)

• तीरे: on the bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• योगसाधनम्: practice/means of yoga
• योगसाधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—योगस्य साधनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• षण्मासाभ्यन्तरे: within six months
• षण्मासाभ्यन्तरे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मास + अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—षण्मासानाम् अभ्यन्तरे (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

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

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

• तस्य: for him; of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• न: not; no
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bahūdaka

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin in meditation posture on a sandy riverbank, eyes half-closed, breath steady; a small hut or tree shade; subtle aura around the yogin; distant shrine bells; the river calm, suggesting inner stillness and impending siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Bahūdaka
• Yoga
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sanctified place can hasten inner attainment when one undertakes sincere yogic practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bahūdaka tīra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yoga-sādhana with the stated timeframe of ṣaṇmāsa (six months) for siddhi.