Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

दशांशं गुटिका हुत्वा पूज्य सिद्धिविनायकम् । सिद्धेयक्षेत्रपालस्य चक्रे पूजां ततो निशि

Transliteration

daśāṃśaṃ guṭikā hutvā pūjya siddhivināyakam | siddheyakṣetrapālasya cakre pūjāṃ tato niśi

Translation

Nachdem er Guggulu-Pellets als den zehnten Teil der Homa-Opferung dargebracht und Siddhi-Vināyaka verehrt hatte, vollzog er darauf in der Nacht die Verehrung des vollendeten Yakṣa, des Hüters des heiligen Bezirks.

Word by Word

• daśāṃśam: a tenth portion
• daśāṃśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (daśa-aṃśa: ‘tenth part’)

• guṭikā: (the) pill/ball (guṭikā)
• guṭikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṭikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• hutvā: having offered into fire
• hutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √hu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/य-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/absolutive-like in sense ‘having worshipped’); अव्ययार्थे प्रयोग (used adverbially)

• siddhi-vināyakam: Siddhivināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• siddhi-vināyakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (siddhi-vināyaka: ‘Vināyaka of success’)

• siddheya-kṣetrapālasya: of Siddheya-Kṣetrapāla
• siddheya-kṣetrapālasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddheya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetrapāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (siddheya-kṣetrapāla: ‘Kṣetrapāla named/connected with Siddheya’)

• cakre: performed/did
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: thereafter/then)

• niśi: at night
• niśi: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fire altar glows; guggulu pellets are offered as daśāṃśa into the flames. Siddhi-Vināyaka is worshipped with flowers; later, under moonlight, the sādhaka approaches a fierce yet benevolent yakṣa-guardian at the kṣetra boundary for night pūjā.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhi-Vināyaka
• Kṣetrapāla (Yakṣa guardian)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Completion of worship includes both divine invocation (Vināyaka) and honoring protective guardians (kṣetrapāla) for wholeness and safety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha is not named; the verse alludes generally to a sacred precinct guarded by a kṣetrapāla.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform a one-tenth homa with pellets, worship Siddhi-Vināyaka, and then conduct nighttime worship of the kṣetrapāla.