Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

ऐन्द्रे सौम्ये प्रजापत्ये ब्राह्मे चाष्टसु सिद्धयः । भवंति चाष्टौ शृणु ताः पार्थिवी या च तैजसी

Transliteration

aindre saumye prajāpatye brāhme cāṣṭasu siddhayaḥ | bhavaṃti cāṣṭau śṛṇu tāḥ pārthivī yā ca taijasī

Translation

ในแดน/ทิศอัยนทระ โสมยะ ประชาปัตยะ และพราหมะ สรรพสิทธิ์บังเกิดเป็นชุดละแปด และเป็นอัษฏวิธ—จงฟังเถิด: ทั้งปารถวี (ธาตุดิน) และไตชสี (ธาตุไฟ) ด้วย

Word by Word

• ऐन्द्रे: in the Aindra (sphere)
• ऐन्द्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (locative: in the Aindra [region/mandala])

• सौम्ये: in the Saumya (sphere)
• सौम्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative, Singular)

• प्रजापत्ये: in the Prajāpatya (sphere)
• प्रजापत्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative, Singular)

• ब्राह्मे: in the Brāhma (sphere)
• ब्राह्मे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• अष्टसु: in eight (places)
• अष्टसु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Locative, Plural; numeral used adjectivally)

• सिद्धयः: accomplishments, siddhis
• सिद्धयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• भवन्ति: are, occur
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• अष्टौ: eight (in number)
• अष्टौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative, Plural; numeral used substantively)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person, Singular)

• ताः: those (siddhis)
• ताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Plural; demonstrative pronoun)

• पार्थिवी: earthly
• पार्थिवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (one siddhi, feminine)

• या: which
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• तैजसी: fiery, luminous
• तैजसी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैजसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (one siddhi, feminine)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mandala of directions labeled Aindra/Saumya/Prājāpatya/Brāhma; eight siddhi symbols appear as icons; two elemental motifs—earth (mountain/soil) and fire (flame/sun)—color the powers.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Soma
• Prajāpati
• Brahmā
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It systematizes yogic powers within a cosmic framework, implying that siddhis are structured phenomena—not the final goal of liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is glorified; the verse maps siddhis to cosmological categories.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is stated; it introduces a taxonomy of siddhis for the yogin’s understanding.