Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

सर्वसिद्धिप्रदो लोके भक्तानां च विशेषतः । एष पूर्वं प्रभोः कार्ये संग्रामे तारकामये

Transliteration

sarvasiddhiprado loke bhaktānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | eṣa pūrvaṃ prabhoḥ kārye saṃgrāme tārakāmaye

Translation

Il est le dispensateur de toute siddhi dans le monde, tout particulièrement pour les dévots. Jadis, dans l’œuvre du Seigneur, lors de la bataille liée à Tāraka—

Word by Word

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदः: giver of all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वसिद्धीनां प्रदः)

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

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कार्ये: in the task/service
• कार्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• संग्रामे: in the battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तारकामये: in the Tāraka-related (affliction/war)
• तारकामये: Visheshana (Qualifier of saṃgrāme)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारक + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तारक-आमयः = तारकसम्बन्धी आमयः/उपद्रवः)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇanātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇeśa as siddhi-bestower, then a flashback to his role in the divine campaign against Tāraka—transition from benedictory deity to warrior-helper in deva-kārya.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Prabhu (the Lord—Śiva implied in Śaiva frame)
• Tāraka (asura, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Siddhi (success) is portrayed as a fruit of devotion; Gaṇeśa is emphasized as the divine helper for righteous undertakings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse does not name a site; it provides theological grounding (Gaṇeśa’s siddhi-bestowing nature) within the tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse supports the customary dharma of invoking Gaṇeśa for success, especially at beginnings.