Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

न नमंति गणेशं च दुर्गां चैव तथाविधाम् । क्लेशभाजो भविष्यति नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

na namaṃti gaṇeśaṃ ca durgāṃ caiva tathāvidhām | kleśabhājo bhaviṣyati nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

Ceux qui ne se prosternent pas devant Gaṇeśa, ni de même devant Durgā d’une telle puissance, deviendront héritiers de la souffrance ; il n’y a là rien à discuter.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Negator
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• नमन्ति: they bow
• नमन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• गणेशम्: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दुर्गाम्: Durgā
• दुर्गाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तथाविधाम्: of such a kind (as described)
• तथाविधाम्: Visheshana (Adjective of दुर्गाम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—अव्ययीभावः (तथा + विधा = of such a kind)

• क्लेशभाजः: sharers of suffering
• क्लेशभाजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक) + भाज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्लेशस्य भाजः = sharers of trouble)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negator
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Predicate adjective (of विचारणा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Sāmbā), concluding admonition; narrated by Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas and, by extension, all practitioners

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A declarative injunction: those who refuse to bow to Gaṇeśa and mighty Durgā inherit suffering; the scene evokes a threshold ritual moment before a sacred journey or rite.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Durgā
• Śiva (implied speaker)
• Devas (implied audience)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to Gaṇeśa and Durgā is presented as essential for removing obstacles and avoiding spiritual and worldly distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is embedded in Kedāra-khaṇḍa, reinforcing Kedāra’s Śaiva devotional framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra (bowing/salutation) and implied worship of Gaṇeśa and Durgā as a prerequisite for undertaking actions without kleśa.