Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

गंगावरणयोः संगे रम्यः खर्वविनायकः । अखर्वानपि विघ्नौघान्भक्तानां खर्वयेत्सताम्

Transliteration

gaṃgāvaraṇayoḥ saṃge ramyaḥ kharvavināyakaḥ | akharvānapi vighnaughānbhaktānāṃ kharvayetsatām

Translation

عند ملتقى الغانغا (Gaṅgā) وفارانا (Varaṇā) البهيّ يقيم خرفا-فينايكا (Kharva‑Vināyaka)؛ وللعبّاد الصالحين يُصغِّر حتى سيول العوائق العظيمة.

Word by Word

• gaṅgā-varaṇayoḥ: of Gaṅgā and Varaṇa (rivers)
• gaṅgā-varaṇayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक) + varaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व (गङ्गा च वरणं च)

• saṅge: at the confluence/meeting
• saṅge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ramyaḥ: beautiful/charming
• ramyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kharva-vināyakaḥ: Kharva-vināyaka
• kharva-vināyakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kharva (प्रातिपदिक) + vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (खर्व-नामकः विनायकः / खर्वः विनायकः)

• akharvān: very great (not small)
• akharvān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + kharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ ‘not small/undwarfed, huge’ (qualifying vighnaughān)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (even/also)

• vighna-oghān: masses of obstacles
• vighna-oghān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (विघ्नानाम् ओघाः)

• bhaktānām: of devotees
• bhaktānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• kharvayet: would diminish/make small
• kharvayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kharvaya (णिजन्त-धातु) < kharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; नामधातु/णिजन्त ‘to make small/dwarf’

• satām: of the virtuous
• satām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (सत्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of the good/virtuous’ (appositional with bhaktānām)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā–Varaṇā Saṅgama; Kharva‑Vināyaka

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous river confluence where the darker Varuṇā meets the broad Gaṅgā; Kharva‑Vināyaka shrine nearby; devotees offer water and flowers; huge obstacle-waves depicted shrinking into ripples as they approach the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Varaṇā
• Kharva-Vināyaka
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace in a sacred place can reduce even overwhelming troubles into manageable insignificance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaṅgā–Varaṇā confluence in Kāśī, associated with Kharva-Vināyaka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription appears; the verse highlights the blessing tied to the place and the Vināyaka’s grace for devotees.