Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

ये चान्ये मनुजा लोके निर्विघ्नार्थं च पूजयन्

Transliteration

ye cānye manujā loke nirvighnārthaṃ ca pūjayan

Translation

Et aussi ces autres hommes dans le monde qui l’adorent afin d’être délivrés des obstacles—

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (अन्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ये इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• मनुजाः: people / humans
• मनुजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (मनुज प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (लोक प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• निर्विघ्नार्थम्: for the sake of being free from obstacles
• निर्विघ्नार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirvighna (निर्विघ्न) + artha (अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषार्थे प्रयुक्तं (निर्विघ्नस्य अर्थः/हेतुः = for the sake of being obstacle-free)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• पूजयन्: worshipping
• पूजयन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु) → pūjayan (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; मनुजाः इत्यस्य विशेषणरूपेण (worshipping)

Speaker

Narrator (continuing statement; verse is syntactically incomplete and continues into the next)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ordinary people—householders, travelers, students—offer simple worship to Gaṇeśa seeking a path free of obstacles.

Characters & Entities

• Manujas (humans)
• Gaṇeśa (implied as the worshipped deity)
• Vighna (obstacles)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seeking nirvighnatā (obstacle-free progress) is a legitimate dharmic aim when grounded in reverent worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader teaching arises within Dharmāraṇya’s Mahātmya narrative, though the verse speaks universally.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship undertaken specifically for nirvighna (removal of obstacles) is referenced.