Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

अन्यपीठेषु या सिद्धिर्वर्षानुष्ठानतो भवेत् । दिनेनैकेन तां सिद्धिं लभंते योगिनो ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

anyapīṭheṣu yā siddhirvarṣānuṣṭhānato bhavet | dinenaikena tāṃ siddhiṃ labhaṃte yogino dhruvam

Translation

在别的圣座，须经多年修持方能生起的成就；在此处，瑜伽行者确然于一日之内便得同等成就。

Word by Word

• अन्य-पीठेषु: in other peethas
• अन्य-पीठेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• या: which
• या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• वर्ष-अनुष्ठानतः: by (means of) year-long observance
• वर्ष-अनुष्ठानतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्ययीभावार्थ)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from/by reason of')

• भवेत्: would occur/be obtained
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिनेन: in/with a day
• दिनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एकेन: one
• एकेन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लभन्ते: obtain
• लभन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• योगिनः: yogis
• योगिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावे)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: certainly)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Citreśvara-pīṭha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvāijāḥ/Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Split-scene concept: on one side, yogins performing long austerities over years at generic sites; on the other, a yogin at Citreśvara attaining radiant siddhi within a single day, with a luminous aura around the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Yogin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Place (kṣetra/pīṭha) is presented as a multiplier of spiritual practice, where the sanctity of the site accelerates the fruit of sādhana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same pīṭha of Adhyāya 36; it is praised as exceptionally result-giving compared to other pīṭhas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General anuṣṭhāna (spiritual observance) by yogins is implied; the verse highlights the shortened time-to-fruit at this pīṭha.