Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ईर्ष्या दंभस्तथाऽलस्यं निद्रा मोहस्त्वहंकृतिः । एतानि विघ्नरूपाणि सिद्धेर्विघ्नकराणि तु

Transliteration

īrṣyā daṃbhastathā'lasyaṃ nidrā mohastvahaṃkṛtiḥ | etāni vighnarūpāṇi siddhervighnakarāṇi tu

Translation

Neid, Heuchelei, Trägheit, Schläfrigkeit, Verblendung und Ich-Dünkel — dies sind Gestalten der Hindernisse, wahrlich Hemmer der geistlichen Vollendung.

Word by Word

• ईर्ष्या: envy
• ईर्ष्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईर्ष्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• दंभः: hypocrisy, ostentation
• दंभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तथा: and also / likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक-अवधारण (adverb/conj. sense: 'and/also/likewise')

• आलस्यम्: laziness
• आलस्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• निद्रा: sleep
• निद्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• मोहः: delusion
• मोहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• अहंकृतिः: egoism, self-conceit
• अहंकृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहंकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• विघ्नरूपाणि: having the form of obstacles
• विघ्नरूपाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विघ्नस्य रूपम् → विघ्नरूपम्)

• सिद्धेः: of success/accomplishment
• सिद्धेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• विघ्नकराणि: causing obstacles
• विघ्नकराणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विघ्नं करोति → विघ्नकरः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An instructional scene: a teacher-ascetic points to a palm-leaf list of vighnas while a pilgrim reflects; personified envy, hypocrisy, sloth, sleep, delusion, and ego appear as faint shadows behind the pilgrim.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhi (spiritual attainment)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual progress is hindered primarily by inner vices; recognizing them as vighnas is part of the pilgrim’s dharmic discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Prabhāsa-kṣetra context, framing inner purification as part of the kṣetra’s spiritual program.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it identifies the mental/ethical impurities that must be overcome for siddhi.