Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

योगसिद्धिरिहास्त्येव तपःसिद्धिरिहैव हि । व्रतसिद्धिर्मंत्रसिद्धिस्तीर्थसिद्धिः सुनिश्चितम्

Transliteration

yogasiddhirihāstyeva tapaḥsiddhirihaiva hi | vratasiddhirmaṃtrasiddhistīrthasiddhiḥ suniścitam

Translation

Dito mismo naroroon ang mga siddhi ng yoga; dito rin tunay na naroroon ang mga siddhi ng tapas o pag-aayuno at pagninilay. Ang katuparan ng mga panata (vrata), ang tagumpay ng mga mantra, at ang bunga ng paglalakbay-dambana (tīrtha) ay tiyak na matatagpuan dito.

Word by Word

• योगसिद्धिः: success/perfection in yoga
• योगसिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (सत्तायाम्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person singular

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• तपःसिद्धिः: success in austerity
• तपःसिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Hetu/Avadharana (Reason/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; कारण/निश्चयार्थ)

• व्रतसिद्धिः: success in vows
• व्रतसिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• मन्त्रसिद्धिः: success in mantra
• मन्त्रसिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• तीर्थसिद्धिः: success from pilgrimage/sacred ford
• तीर्थसिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• सुनिश्चितम्: certainly; well-established
• सुनिश्चितम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुनिश्चित (कृदन्त; सु + नि+√चि + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; भावे (as an adverbial predicate: 'certainly')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogues commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta/Ānandakānana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic spiritual Kāśī: yogins meditating, ascetics performing tapas, devotees keeping vratas, mantra-japa circles, and pilgrims bathing—each scene converging into a single sacred aura over the city.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Yoga
• Tapas
• Vrata
• Mantra
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kāśī is portrayed as a uniquely potent sacred field where multiple spiritual disciplines yield swift and certain results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī/Vārāṇasī, implied by the adhyāya’s context as the place where all ‘siddhis’ are accessible.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata (vows/observances) and mantra practice are mentioned as becoming ‘siddha’ here; no single named vow or mantra is specified.