Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

न मया तोषितो विष्णुः सर्वपापहरो हरिः । सर्वकामप्रदो नृणां गणेशो नार्चितो मया

Transliteration

na mayā toṣito viṣṇuḥ sarvapāpaharo hariḥ | sarvakāmaprado nṛṇāṃ gaṇeśo nārcito mayā

Translation

Je n’ai pas satisfait Viṣṇu—Hari, l’ôte-tout-péché—; et je n’ai pas non plus adoré Gaṇeśa, dispensateur de tous les désirs des hommes.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष-प्रयोग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; लिङ्ग-अनियत (pronoun)

• तोषितः: pleased (worshipped/satisfied)
• तोषितः: Karma (Object affected/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (one who has been pleased)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सर्वपापहरः: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापहरः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: ‘सर्वेषां पापानां हरः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वकामप्रदः: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• गणेशः: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अर्चितः: worshipped
• अर्चितः: Karma (Object affected/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (one who has been worshipped)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa default dialogue frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A remorseful pilgrim in Kāśī confesses neglect of Hari and Gaṇeśa; behind him rise ghāṭas and a distant śikhara, while small shrines of Viṣṇu and Gaṇeśa flank the path.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Hari
• Gaṇeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Neglect of basic deity-worship (especially Hari and Gaṇeśa) is portrayed as a moral and spiritual deficiency; devotion is presented as a direct means to remove sin and attain rightful aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework (sacred Kāśī/Varanasi), though this specific line emphasizes devotional duties rather than naming a particular tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana and toṣaṇa—worship/propitiation of Viṣṇu (Hari) and Gaṇeśa.