Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

नमो विघ्नकृते तुभ्यं नम आशाविनायक । त्वं विश्वभुजया सार्धं मम देहि मनोरथम्

Transliteration

namo vighnakṛte tubhyaṃ nama āśāvināyaka | tvaṃ viśvabhujayā sārdhaṃ mama dehi manoratham

Translation

വിഘ്നം സൃഷ്ടിക്കുവാൻ ശേഷിയുള്ളവനേ, നമസ്കാരം; ഹേ ആശാവിനായകാ, നമസ്കാരം. നീ വിശ്വഭുജയോടുകൂടെ എന്റെ മനോരഥം ദയചെയ്യണമേ।

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; नमः-शब्दः दत्तिवाचकः

• vighna-kṛte: to the obstacle-maker (epithet)
• vighna-kṛte: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ धातु, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (vighnān karoti iti); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘विघ्नकर्त्रे’ (to the maker/remover of obstacles—epithet)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; नमस्कारार्थक

• āśā-vināyaka: O Vināyaka, leader of hopes
• āśā-vināyaka: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśā (प्रातिपदिक) + vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (āśāyāḥ vināyakaḥ = leader of hopes); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• viśva-bhujayā: with Viśvabhujā
• viśva-bhujayā: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhujā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सह-योगे (with Viśvabhujā)

• sārdham: together
• sārdham: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (together with); तृतीया-सहचर

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• dehi: grant
• dehi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mano-ratham: wish
• mano-ratham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Devotee / Vrata-performer (prayer formula within Skanda’s instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A paired shrine tableau: Āśāvināyaka (a Gaṇeśa/Vināyaka form) receives salutations; nearby stands/appears Viśvabhujā Devī. The devotee prays for the desired aim, emphasizing control over obstacles and hope.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka (Āśāvināyaka)
• Viśvabhujā
• Vighna (obstacle)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee honors the divine power over both obstacles and hopes, seeking alignment and fulfillment through reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is situated in Kāśīkhaṇḍa, within the sacred geography and ritual ethos of Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directed salutation (namaskāra) to Āśāvināyaka and a request for manoratha-siddhi with Viśvabhujā.