Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

यंयं काममभिध्यायन्यजेच्चेदं समाहितः । तत्तदाप्नोति नूनं च गणनाथप्रसादतः

Transliteration

yaṃyaṃ kāmamabhidhyāyanyajeccedaṃ samāhitaḥ | tattadāpnoti nūnaṃ ca gaṇanāthaprasādataḥ

Translation

Welchen Wunsch auch immer ein Mensch im Geist erwägt: Wenn er diese Verehrung mit gefestigter Sammlung vollzieht, erlangt er gewiss eben jenes Ziel — durch die Gnade Gaṇanāthas, des Herrn der Gaṇas.

Word by Word

• yam: whatever (which)
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (yaṃ yaṃ = whichever)

• yam: whatever (which)
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• kāmam: desire, wish
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• abhidhyāyan: meditating upon
• abhidhyāyan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi- + dhyai (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-प्रयोगार्थ (meditating upon)

• yajet: should worship/sacrifice
• yajet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• idam: this (rite/hymn)
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ (this)

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāhita (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-धा धातोः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• tat: that (very)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (tat tat = that very)

• tat: that (very)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• āpnoti: obtains, attains
• āpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Kriya-visheshana (Modal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थ-अव्यय (particle of certainty)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• gaṇanātha-prasādataḥ: by the grace of Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa)
• gaṇanātha-prasādataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gaṇanātha + prasāda + tas (प्रातिपदिक + तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’ = from/by; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गणनाथस्य प्रसादः)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextually the narrator completing the phalaśruti of Vināyaka worship)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇanātha/Vināyaka (māhātmya-unit)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs Gaṇanātha worship with unwavering attention; above, Siddhi and Buddhi stand as personified blessings; the devotee’s envisioned goal appears as a subtle vignette, signifying attainment by grace.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa/Vināyaka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic devotion emphasizes intention plus focused worship; when aligned with Gaṇanātha’s grace, aims become attainable as iṣṭa-siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is situated within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape (Arbuda/Mount Abu region) in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform “this worship/observance” (idam yajanam/upāsanā) with a composed mind while contemplating one’s intended goal.