Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तस्य सर्वेषु कृत्येषु सर्वविघ्रानि कृत्स्नशः । प्रयास्यंति क्षयं देवि तमः सूर्योदये यथा

Transliteration

tasya sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu sarvavighrāni kṛtsnaśaḥ | prayāsyaṃti kṣayaṃ devi tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā

Translation

Wahai Dewi, dalam segala usahanya semua rintangan lenyap seluruhnya, bagaikan gelap sirna saat matahari terbit.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘कृत्येषु’)

• कृत्येषु: in (his) undertakings/acts
• कृत्येषु: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• सर्वविघ्नानि: all obstacles
• सर्वविघ्नानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (सर्वे विघ्नाः)

• कृत्स्नशः: completely
• कृत्स्नशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्स्नशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: wholly, entirely)

• प्रयास्यन्ति: will go/attain
• प्रयास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्षयम्: destruction/end
• क्षयम्: Gati-Karma (Goal/Object of motion/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तमः: darkness
• तमः: Karta (Subject in simile/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सूर्योदये: at sunrise
• सूर्योदये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-उदय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सूर्यस्य उदयः)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamana-dyotaka (Simile marker/उपमानसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान-अव्यय (comparative particle)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as devi)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at the threshold of a sacred act; darkness receding as the sun rises behind a shrine, symbolizing obstacles dissolving by divine favor.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka/Gaṇeśa (implied)
• Caturthī (contextual)
• Vighna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace removes impediments decisively; steadfast worship transforms life as surely as sunrise dispels darkness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a phalaśruti for Vināyaka worship within the tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: worship Vināyaka (especially as described in the preceding verses) to ensure obstacle-free completion of all works.