Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

एतौ मंत्रौ समुच्चार्य पूज्या गौरीविनायकौ । व्रतक्षमापने देयः पर्यंकस्तूलिकान्वितः

Transliteration

etau maṃtrau samuccārya pūjyā gaurīvināyakau | vratakṣamāpane deyaḥ paryaṃkastūlikānvitaḥ

Translation

Nachdem man diese beiden Mantras gesprochen hat, soll man Gaurī und Vināyaka verehren. Für das Sühneritual und die Vollendung des Gelübdes gebe man als Gabe ein Ruhebett mit Matratze.

Word by Word

• etau: these two
• etau: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (demonstrative)

• maṃtrau: mantras (two)
• maṃtrau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• samuccārya: having recited together
• samuccārya: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ud-√car (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having recited/uttered together’

• pūjyau: to be worshipped (worthy of worship)
• pūjyau: Vidhaya-visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + यत् (प्रत्यय) → pūjya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• gaurīvināyakau: Gaurī and Vināyaka
• gaurīvināyakau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī + vināyaka (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (Gaurī and Vināyaka)

• vrata-kṣamāpane: in the expiation/forgiveness of the vow
• vrata-kṣamāpane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata + kṣamāpana (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vratasya kṣamāpane)

• deyaḥ: should be given
• deyaḥ: Vidhaya-visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dā (धातु) + यत् → deya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (to be given)

• paryaṃkaḥ: a couch/bed
• paryaṃkaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paryaṃka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tūlikā-anvitaḥ: provided with a cushion/pillow
• tūlikā-anvitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tūlikā + anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (tūlikayā anvitaḥ = furnished with a cushion)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vow-observer in Kāśī completes a rite: after mantra-recitation, he worships Gaurī and Vināyaka with flowers and lamps; a finely made couch with mattress is prepared for gifting as part of kṣamā and vrata-samāpana.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Vināyaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow becomes spiritually complete when devotion (pūjā) is joined with humility—seeking forgiveness for any shortcomings—and generosity (dāna).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on vow-completion rites rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of Gaurī and Vināyaka after mantra-recitation, and gifting a couch/bed with a mattress as part of vrata-kṣamāpana.