Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

हरसिद्धिर्देवसिद्धिर्धर्मसिद्धिश्च भारत । विविधा प्राप्यते सिद्धिस्तीर्थेऽस्मिंश्चंडिकारतैः

Transliteration

harasiddhirdevasiddhirdharmasiddhiśca bhārata | vividhā prāpyate siddhistīrthe'smiṃścaṃḍikārataiḥ

Translation

Hỡi Bhārata, tại thánh địa này, những ai chí thành với Caṇḍikā đạt nhiều loại thành tựu—thành tựu nhờ ân điển của Hara (Śiva), thành tựu nơi cõi chư thiên, và thành tựu trong chánh pháp (dharma).

Word by Word

• harasiddhiḥ: Hara-siddhi (success related to Śiva)
• harasiddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक) = hara (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• devasiddhiḥ: deva-siddhi (divine success)
• devasiddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक) = deva (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dharmasiddhiḥ: dharma-siddhi (success in righteousness)
• dharmasiddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharmasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक) = dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhārata: O Bhārata
• bhārata: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• vividhā: various
• vividhā: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying siddhiḥ)

• prāpyate: is obtained
• prāpyate: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

• siddhiḥ: success, attainment
• siddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tīrthe: in the sacred place
• tīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• caṃḍikārataiḥ: by devotees of Caṇḍikā
• caṃḍikārataiḥ: Karana/Agent (by those devoted to Caṇḍikā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃḍikārata (प्रातिपदिक) = caṃḍikā (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √ram ‘to delight’, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caṇḍikā-tīrtha (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at a sacred ford/pond near a Devī shrine; above them, symbolic triad of siddhis: Śiva’s trident/third eye (Hara-siddhi), celestial devas with garlands (deva-siddhi), and a dharma emblem (balance/śāstra) signifying dharma-siddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārata (addressee)
• Hara (Śiva)
• Caṇḍikā
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True siddhi is dharma-aligned and divinely grounded—devotion yields holistic success, not merely worldly gain.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

“This tīrtha” connected with Caṇḍikā and Śiva, presented as a place granting multiple siddhis to devotees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti to Caṇḍikā at the tīrtha (tīrtha-sevā and worship) is the implied prescription for attaining siddhi.