Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

बलिपूजोपहारैश्च धूपदीपसमर्पणैः । क्षिप्रं प्रसन्ना योगिन्यः प्रयच्छेयुर्मनोरथान्

Transliteration

balipūjopahāraiśca dhūpadīpasamarpaṇaiḥ | kṣipraṃ prasannā yoginyaḥ prayaccheyurmanorathān

Translation

بَلی کی نذر، پوجا اور ہدیوں کے ساتھ، اور دھوپ و دیپ کی پیشکش سے یوگنیاں جلد راضی ہو کر دل کی مرادیں عطا کرتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• बलिपूजोपहारैः: with offerings, worship, and gifts
• बलिपूजोपहारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि + पूजा + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental means)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• धूपदीपसमर्पणैः: with the offering of incense and lamps
• धूपदीपसमर्पणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप + दीप + समर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्रम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time/manner)

• प्रसन्नाः: pleased
• प्रसन्नाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्र + सद् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with योगिन्यः)

• योगिन्यः: the yoginīs
• योगिन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्ता

• प्रयच्छेयुः: would grant
• प्रयच्छेयुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनोरथान्: wishes/desires
• मनोरथान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्म

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yoginī-pīṭha (unspecified)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a Yoginī shrine, the devotee presents bali and offerings; incense smoke curls upward, rows of lamps blaze, and Yoginīs appear benevolent, granting boons.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī
• Yoginīs
• Bali
• Pūjā
• Dhūpa
• Dīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional reciprocity: sincere worship with traditional offerings is said to draw divine grace that fulfills righteous aspirations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Yoginī-pīṭha(s) in the Kāśī region are highlighted as especially responsive to worship and offerings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Yoginī worship with bali, upahāra (offerings), and the dedication of incense (dhūpa) and lamps (dīpa) to obtain desired results.