Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

यक्षगुह्यकभूताश्च दैत्या ये च विनायकाः । त्वत्प्रसादेन ते सर्वे संसिद्धिं परमां गताः

Transliteration

yakṣaguhyakabhūtāśca daityā ye ca vināyakāḥ | tvatprasādena te sarve saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gatāḥ

Translation

যক্ষ, গুহ্যক, ভূত, দৈত্য এবং যে বিনায়কগণ—তাঁরা সকলেই তোমার প্রসাদে পরম সিদ্ধি লাভ করেছেন।

Word by Word

• यक्षगुह्यकभूताः: Yakṣas, Guhyakas, and Bhūtas
• यक्षगुह्यकभूताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + गुह्यक + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (यक्षाः च गुह्यकाः च भूताः च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दैत्या: Daityas
• दैत्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• ये: who, those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• विनायकाः: Vināyakas
• विनायकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive stem used in compound)

• प्रसादेन: by (your) grace
• प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• संसिद्धिम्: complete success, perfection
• संसिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• परमाम्: supreme
• परमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (संसिद्धिम्)

• गताः: attained, reached
• गताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी-धातु; ‘गच्छ्’ अर्थे ‘प्राप्ताः’

Speaker

A king (bhūbhuj) praising Goddess Sarasvatī (deduced from immediate context; Sarasvatī speaks in 34)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī addressed by the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional tableau where varied beings—Yakṣas, Guhyakas, Bhūtas, Daityas, and Vināyakas—stand pacified and uplifted, receiving a single stream of Devī’s grace, symbolized as light or sacred sound.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Yakṣa
• Guhyaka
• Bhūta
• Daitya
• Vināyaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is portrayed as universally effective—uplifting even fierce or liminal beings—highlighting the power of Devī-bhakti to transform destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not specify a tīrtha; it emphasizes the Goddess’s grace within the chapter’s sacred-geography narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the implied practice is devotion and praise that seeks the Goddess’s prasāda (favor).