Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

ढौंढीं स्तुतिमिमां पुण्यां यः पठेड्ढुंढि संनिधौ । सान्निध्यं तस्य सततं भजेयुः सर्वसिद्धयः

Transliteration

ḍhauṃḍhīṃ stutimimāṃ puṇyāṃ yaḥ paṭheḍḍhuṃḍhi saṃnidhau | sānnidhyaṃ tasya satataṃ bhajeyuḥ sarvasiddhayaḥ

Translation

Wer diese heilige, verdienstvolle Hymne an Ḍhauṃḍhī in der Gegenwart von Ḍhuṃḍhi rezitiert—dem werden alle Siddhis beständig nahe sein und ihn immerdar begleiten.

Word by Word

• ढौंढीम्: Ḍhauṃḍhī (pertaining to Ḍhuṃḍhi)
• ढौंढीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ढौंढी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Feminine, Accusative singular; qualifying 'स्तुतिम्')

• स्तुतिम्: hymn
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative singular)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Feminine, Accusative singular; demonstrative adjective)

• पुण्याम्: meritorious/holy
• पुण्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Feminine, Accusative singular; adjective)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (Masculine, Nominative singular; relative pronoun)

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular)

• ढुंढि: O Ḍhuṃḍhi
• ढुंढि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ढुंढि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative singular)

• संनिधौ: in the presence
• संनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative singular)

• सान्निध्यम्: presence/attendance
• सान्निध्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Genitive singular; pronoun)

• सततम्: always
• सततम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (neuter singular used adverbially: always)

• भजेयुः: would partake/attend (would bestow)
• भजेयुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (Optative, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural)

• सर्वसिद्धयः: all accomplishments/successes
• सर्वसिद्धयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (Feminine, Nominative plural; 'all siddhis')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ḍhuṃḍhi Vināyaka

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: devotees/reciters

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the Ḍhuṃḍhi shrine, the devotee recites; personified Siddhi-s (as luminous attendants) gather around, symbolizing constant support in endeavors.

Characters & Entities

• Ḍhuṃḍhi (Vināyaka/Gaṇeśa)
• Sarva-siddhi (all attainments)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Siddhi follows sustained devotion—especially when worship is anchored in a sanctified presence within the kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ḍhuṃḍhi-Vināyaka’s sacred presence in Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is emphasized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of the Ḍhuṃḍhi stuti specifically in Ḍhuṃḍhi’s saṃnidhi (near the deity).