Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

सा च पूज्या प्रयत्नेन सर्वसंपत्समृद्धये । ललितापूजकानां च जातु विघ्नो न जायते

Transliteration

sā ca pūjyā prayatnena sarvasaṃpatsamṛddhaye | lalitāpūjakānāṃ ca jātu vighno na jāyate

Translation

സകല സമ്പത്തുകളുടെ പൂർണ്ണ സമൃദ്ധിക്കായി ദേവി ലലിതയെ പരിശ്രമപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കണം; ലലിതാ ഉപാസകർക്ക് ഒരിക്കലും വിഘ്നങ്ങൾ ഉദിക്കുകയില്ല।

Word by Word

• सा: she (that देवी)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूज्या: worthy to be worshipped
• पूज्या: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृत्य-विशेषण (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पूजनीया’

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वसंपत्समृद्धये: for the increase of all prosperity
• सर्वसंपत्समृद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + संपत् + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वसंपत्समृद्धि (सर्वासां संपदां समृद्धिः)

• ललितापूजकानाम्: of the worshippers of Lalitā
• ललितापूजकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललिता + पूजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—ललितापूजक (ललितायाः पूजकः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• जातु: ever, at any time
• जातु: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जातु (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/निषेध-प्रयोगे अव्यय (adverb: ‘ever/at any time’)

• विघ्नः: obstacle
• विघ्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जायते: arises, is born
• जायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lalitā Tīrtha (Lalitā-ghaṭa vicinity)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and assembled sages (general purāṇic frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers flowers, lamp, and incense to Lalitā Devī near the Gaṅgā; the goddess’ presence is protective, with a subtle aura dispersing dark forms symbolizing obstacles; prosperity motifs (full granary, kalasha) appear in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Lalitā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Earnest devotion to the Goddess brings both worldly well-being and the spiritual grace of an unobstructed path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, where Lalitā’s worship is praised as especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devoted worship (pūjā) of Goddess Lalitā performed with sincere effort for prosperity and the removal of obstacles.