Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

मन्त्रे तीर्थे द्विजे देवे दैवज्ञे भेषजे गुरौ । यादृशी भावना यत्र सिद्धिर्भवति तादृशी

Transliteration

mantre tīrthe dvije deve daivajñe bheṣaje gurau | yādṛśī bhāvanā yatra siddhirbhavati tādṛśī

Translation

منتر میں، تیرتھ میں، دْوِج (برہمن) میں، دیوتا میں، دَیوَجْن (نجومی) میں، دوا میں اور گرو میں—جہاں جیسی بھاونا و شردھا ہو، ویسی ہی سِدھی حاصل ہوتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• मन्त्रे: in/with regard to a mantra
• मन्त्रे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तीर्थे: in a sacred place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• द्विजे: in/with a twice-born (brāhmaṇa etc.)
• द्विजे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देवे: in/with a deity
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• दैवज्ञे: in/with an astrologer/diviner
• दैवज्ञे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भेषजे: in/with medicine/remedy
• भेषजे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• गुरौ: in/with a teacher
• गुरौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यादृशी: of whatever kind
• यादृशी: Visheshana (Correlative qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनामविशेषण (correlative)

• भावना: attitude/faith-intent
• भावना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यत्र: where/wherein
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Relative locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देश/विषयवाचक (relative adverb: where/wherein)

• सिद्धिः: success/attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवति: becomes/arises
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तादृशी: of that same kind
• तादृशी: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्-सम्बन्धी सर्वनामविशेषण (correlative)

Speaker

Sūta

Characters & Entities

• Mantra
• Tīrtha
• Dvija
• Deva
• Daivajña
• Bheṣaja
• Guru
• Bhāvanā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhāvanā (inner attitude and faith) shapes the fruit of spiritual, ritual, and even practical engagements.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse generalizes the principle that tīrtha-benefit depends on one’s bhāvanā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Approaching mantra, tīrtha, deity, and guru with right bhāvanā/śraddhā is implicitly prescribed as essential for siddhi.