Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

सिद्धां बिकाप्रसादेन विघ्नक्षेत्रपयोर्मम । प्रत्यक्षं भविता यत्र नानाश्चर्याणि भूरिशः

Transliteration

siddhāṃ bikāprasādena vighnakṣetrapayormama | pratyakṣaṃ bhavitā yatra nānāścaryāṇi bhūriśaḥ

Translation

By the grace of Siddhāmbikā, at this field where obstacles are overcome and at this sacred water, many and varied wonders will become directly manifest.

Word by Word

• सिद्धाम्: Siddhā (goddess)
• सिद्धाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• बिकाप्रसादेन: by the grace of Bikā
• बिकाप्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिका (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बिकायाः प्रसादः)

• विघ्नक्षेत्रपयोः: of the water(s) of Vighna-kṣetra
• विघ्नक्षेत्रपयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; समासः (विघ्नक्षेत्रस्य पयः)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रत्यक्षम्: manifestly / directly
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• भविता: will be / will occur
• भविता: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (various)

• आश्चर्याणि: wonders
• आश्चर्याणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• भूरिशः: in great abundance
• भूरिशः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरिशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (in abundance)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vighnakṣetra-payaḥ (Siddhāmbikā-tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred kṣetra with a shining water-source; Siddhāmbikā’s presence felt as luminous grace; pilgrims witness varied wonders—light, blossoms, auspicious signs—arising at the water’s edge and altar-ground.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhāmbikā
• Vighnakṣetra
• Payaḥ (sacred waters)
• Āścarya (wonders)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha energized by the Goddess transforms impediments into revelation; grace makes the invisible fruits of practice visible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘Vighnakṣetra’ and its sacred waters within the Siddhakūpa/Siddheśa māhātmya landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seeking Siddhāmbikā’s grace at the site and its waters (implying worship and tīrtha-snān) for tangible spiritual results.