Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

यंयं काममभिध्यायन्यजेच्चेदं समाहितः । तत्तदाप्नोति नूनं च गणनाथप्रसादतः

Transliteration

yaṃyaṃ kāmamabhidhyāyanyajeccedaṃ samāhitaḥ | tattadāpnoti nūnaṃ ca gaṇanāthaprasādataḥ

Translation

Quel que soit le désir qu’un homme médite, s’il accomplit ce culte avec une attention inébranlable, il obtient assurément ce but même, par la grâce de Gaṇanātha, Seigneur des Gaṇas.

Word by Word

• yam: whatever (which)
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (yaṃ yaṃ = whichever)

• yam: whatever (which)
• yam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• kāmam: desire, wish
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• abhidhyāyan: meditating upon
• abhidhyāyan: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi- + dhyai (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-प्रयोगार्थ (meditating upon)

• yajet: should worship/sacrifice
• yajet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• idam: this (rite/hymn)
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशार्थ (this)

• samāhitaḥ: composed, attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāhita (कृदन्त; सम्-आ-धा धातोः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)

• tat: that (very)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (tat tat = that very)

• tat: that (very)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• āpnoti: obtains, attains
• āpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Kriya-visheshana (Modal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थ-अव्यय (particle of certainty)

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

• gaṇanātha-prasādataḥ: by the grace of Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa)
• gaṇanātha-prasādataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gaṇanātha + prasāda + tas (प्रातिपदिक + तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘-तः’ = from/by; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गणनाथस्य प्रसादः)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextually the narrator completing the phalaśruti of Vināyaka worship)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇanātha/Vināyaka (māhātmya-unit)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpaśreṣṭha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs Gaṇanātha worship with unwavering attention; above, Siddhi and Buddhi stand as personified blessings; the devotee’s envisioned goal appears as a subtle vignette, signifying attainment by grace.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa/Vināyaka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic devotion emphasizes intention plus focused worship; when aligned with Gaṇanātha’s grace, aims become attainable as iṣṭa-siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is situated within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape (Arbuda/Mount Abu region) in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform “this worship/observance” (idam yajanam/upāsanā) with a composed mind while contemplating one’s intended goal.