Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

कूणिताक्षात्तथैशान्यां चतुर्दंतो विनायकः । तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण विघ्नसंघः क्षयेत्स्वयम्

Transliteration

kūṇitākṣāttathaiśānyāṃ caturdaṃto vināyakaḥ | tasya darśanamātreṇa vighnasaṃghaḥ kṣayetsvayam

Translation

Likewise, to the northeast of Kūṇitākṣa abides Caturdanta Vināyaka; by the mere sight of him, the entire host of obstacles perishes of itself.

Word by Word

• कूणिताक्षात्: from Kūṇitākṣa
• कूणिताक्षात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूणित-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (कूणिते अक्षिणी यस्य/यत्र) स्थान/देवविशेष-सूचक; ‘from Kūṇitākṣa (place/deity)’

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Modifier (Avyaya/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• ईशान्यां: in the north-east (quarter)
• ईशान्यां: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; दिशिवाचक (north-east)

• चतुर्दन्तः: four-tusked
• चतुर्दन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्-दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (चत्वारः दन्ताः यस्य)

• विनायकः: Vināyaka
• विनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere sight (of him)
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन-मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (दर्शनस्य मात्रम् = mere seeing)

• विघ्नसंघः: the multitude of obstacles
• विघ्नसंघः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न-संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (विघ्नानां संघः)

• क्षयेत्: may perish; should be destroyed
• क्षयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: by itself
• स्वयम्: Modifier (Avyaya/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रवाचक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb: ‘by itself’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caturdanta Vināyaka (NE of Kūṇitākṣa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caturdanta Vināyaka shrine; as a pilgrim beholds the deity, dark cloud-like ‘vighnas’ dissipate around them, symbolizing effortless obstacle removal.

Characters & Entities

• Kūṇitākṣa
• Caturdanta Vināyaka
• Īśāna (northeast direction)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of Vināyaka in Kāśī is itself a purifying act—divine presence dissolves obstacles without strain when approached with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A northeast Kāśī station of Caturdanta Vināyaka, located relative to Kūṇitākṣa within the city’s sacred layout.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeing/visiting) is highlighted as sufficient for removal of obstacles; no further ritual is specified.