Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पुनर्यत्सिद्धलिंगस्य पूर्वं माहात्म्यकीर्तने । इत्युक्तं यत्प्रसादेन सिद्धमातुस्तु सेत्स्यति

Transliteration

punaryatsiddhaliṃgasya pūrvaṃ māhātmyakīrtane | ityuktaṃ yatprasādena siddhamātustu setsyati

Translation

Lại nữa—điều đã nói trước đây trong lời tuyên thuyết māhātmya của Siddhaliṅga: rằng nhờ ân điển của Đấng ấy, Siddhamātā (Đức Mẫu tôn kính) nhất định sẽ được viên mãn.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरुक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• सिद्धलिङ्गस्य: of Siddhaliṅga
• सिद्धलिङ्गस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूर्वम्: previously, earlier
• पूर्वम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• माहात्म्यकीर्तने: in the narration of the glory
• माहात्म्यकीर्तने: Adhikarana (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय

• उक्तम्: was said
• उक्तम्: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• प्रसादेन: by (his/her) grace
• प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सिद्धमातुः: of Siddhamātā
• सिद्धमातुः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed, however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• सेत्स्यति: will be accomplished / will succeed
• सेत्स्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śaunaka (continuing his query/recall to Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhaliṅga

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrator recalls an earlier proclamation: the Siddhaliṅga shrine glows; beside it, Siddhamātā (a maternal Devī form) bestows blessing; devotees receive ‘siddhi’ as a calm radiance rather than spectacle.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhaliṅga
• Siddhamātā
• Prasāda (grace)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Siddhi (spiritual fulfillment) is ultimately grounded in prasāda—divine grace—celebrated through māhātmya narration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to the Siddhaliṅga tradition within the same kṣetra framework, linking local sanctity to divine grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it references māhātmya-kīrtana (recitation/narration of glory) as the devotional context for receiving grace.