Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

यो यं काममभिध्याय गणनाथं प्रपूजयेत् । स तं सर्वमवाप्नोति महेश्वरवचो यथा

Transliteration

yo yaṃ kāmamabhidhyāya gaṇanāthaṃ prapūjayet | sa taṃ sarvamavāpnoti maheśvaravaco yathā

Translation

Quiconque, méditant quelque désir, adore Gaṇanātha, obtient tout cela—conformément à la parole de Maheśvara.

Word by Word

• यः: whoever
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun nominative singular

• यम्: which
• यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun accusative singular

• कामम्: desire, wish
• कामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• अभिध्याय: having meditated (upon)
• अभिध्याय: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (gerund/absolutive); ‘having meditated upon’

• गणनाथम्: Gaṇanātha (Lord of the gaṇas)
• गणनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular optative

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun nominative singular

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective used substantively, agreeing with (tam) as ‘everything (desired)’

• अवाप्नोति: obtains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular present

• महेश्वरवचः: the word of Maheśvara
• महेश्वरवचः: Upamana/Pramana (Authority)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular; ‘महेश्वरस्य वचः’

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Avyaya (Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (phala-śruti citing Maheśvara’s authority)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context of Gaṇapati-pūjā-māhātmya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands before Gaṇanātha in a kṣetra-shrine, hands in añjali, mentally forming a saṅkalpa; behind, a subtle aura of Maheśvara’s sanction (Śiva’s presence as witness) confirms the boon.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa)
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused intention joined to devotion to Gaṇeśa yields results, validated by Śiva’s authoritative promise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

It is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative context in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditate on the desired goal and worship Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa) with reverence.