Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

अत्र स्नानं तथा दानं सर्वं सफलतां व्रजेत् । यक्षिणीप्रभृतयः सिद्धा भवंत्यत्र न संशयः

Transliteration

atra snānaṃ tathā dānaṃ sarvaṃ saphalatāṃ vrajet | yakṣiṇīprabhṛtayaḥ siddhā bhavaṃtyatra na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นี้ การอาบน้ำและการให้ทานทั้งปวงย่อมสัมฤทธิ์ผล ยักษิณีและหมู่สรรพสิ่งทำนองนั้นย่อมบรรลุความสำเร็จ ณ ที่นี้—หาใช่ข้อสงสัยไม่

Word by Word

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

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/तुल्यतार्थक-अव्यय (adverb/conjunction: ‘likewise/and also’)

• dānam: charity
• dānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण—snāna/dāna-समूहस्य

• saphalatām: fruitfulness/success
• saphalatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa + phala + tā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• vrajet: would attain
• vrajet: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vraj (व्रज्, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• yakṣiṇīprabhṛtayaḥ: Yakṣiṇīs and the like
• yakṣiṇīprabhṛtayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣiṇī + prabhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (yakṣiṇyāḥ prabhṛtayaḥ = ‘yakṣiṇī and others’)

• siddhāḥ: accomplished/perfected
• siddhāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण—yakṣiṇīprabhṛtayaḥ

• bhavanti: become/are
• bhavanti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू, धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• na: no/not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘na saṃśayaḥ’ इति नास्तित्वे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yoginī-kuṇḍa (implied ‘here’)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathe and give charity at the kuṇḍa; around them, unseen but suggested, yakṣiṇīs and siddha-beings become favorable—depicted as protective, luminous presences in trees/water/air.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna
• Yakṣiṇī
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a sanctified tīrtha, even ordinary acts like bathing and giving become spiritually potent and successful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Yoginīkuṇḍa area being described in Adhyāya 7.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna and dāna at this place; both are said to yield complete success.