Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ततो विघ्नपतिर्देवैः संस्तुतः प्रमतार्तिहा । चकार तेषां कृत्यानि विघ्नानि दितिजन्मनाम्

Transliteration

tato vighnapatirdevaiḥ saṃstutaḥ pramatārtihā | cakāra teṣāṃ kṛtyāni vighnāni ditijanmanām

Translation

Daraufhin erfüllte Vighnapati, von den Göttern gepriesen, der die Not der Pramatha—Śivas Gefolge—tilgt, seine Aufträge und schuf Hindernisse für die aus der Linie Ditis Geborenen (die Asuras).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• vighna-patiḥ: lord of obstacles (Vighnapati)
• vighna-patiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (विघ्नानां पतिः)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Kartr-karana (Agent group/कर्ता-समूह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• saṃstutaḥ: praised
• saṃstutaḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-stu (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘praised’

• pramata-ārti-hā: destroyer of the distress of the Pramathas
• pramata-ārti-hā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramata (प्रातिपदिक) + ārti (प्रातिपदिक) + han (धातु; √han)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (प्रमतानाम् आर्तिं हन्ति इति)

• cakāra: did / performed
• cakāra: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• kṛtyāni: magical rites / hostile acts
• kṛtyāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• vighnāni: obstacles
• vighnāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• ditija-janmanām: of those born of Diti (Daityas)
• ditija-janmanām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ditija (प्रातिपदिक) + janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; (दितिजानां जन्म)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas in a semicircle offer hymns; Vighnapati stands poised, receiving stuti. Behind him, Śiva’s attendants (pramathas) appear relieved as their distress is removed. In the distance, shadowy asuras encounter sudden बाधा—broken chariots, tangled paths, failing weapons—symbolic rather than gory.

Characters & Entities

• Vighnapati (Gaṇeśa)
• Devas
• Pramathas
• Diti-putras (Daityas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power operates as both remover and placer of obstacles—supporting dharma and restraining adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is cited; the verse is part of the cosmic narrative of devas and daityas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes Vighnapati’s divinely assigned function.