Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

या नारी पतिना त्यक्ता दुर्भगा च विरूपिता । सा सौभाग्यमवाप्नोति गणनाथस्य पूजया

Transliteration

yā nārī patinā tyaktā durbhagā ca virūpitā | sā saubhāgyamavāpnoti gaṇanāthasya pūjayā

Translation

Une femme délaissée par son époux—malheureuse et défigurée—obtient la bonne fortune par le culte de Gaṇanātha.

Word by Word

• या: who (woman)
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun nominative singular

• नारी: woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• पतिना: by (her) husband
• पतिना: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instr./करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular

• त्यक्ता: abandoned
• त्यक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past passive participle (abandoned)

• दुर्भगा: unfortunate
• दुर्भगा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

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

• विरूपिता: disfigured, ugly
• विरूपिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + इत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (कर्मणि/भावे); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘made ugly/disfigured’

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

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

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

• गणनाथस्य: of Gaṇanātha
• गणनाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular

• पूजया: by worship
• पूजया: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (phala-śruti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Gaṇanātha-pūjā for saubhāgya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sorrowful woman, modestly dressed, approaches Gaṇanātha’s shrine with durvā and a lamp; as she worships, her face brightens and auspicious symbols (mangalakalasha, sindūra, flowers) appear, signifying restored saubhāgya.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa worship is extolled as restoring auspiciousness and well-being even in painful social and personal circumstances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative setting in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa) is prescribed as the means to regain saubhāgya (auspicious fortune).