Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

खर्वाख्यान्नैरृतेभागे राजपुत्रो विनायकः । भ्रष्टराज्यं च राजानं राजानं कुरुतेऽर्चितः

Transliteration

kharvākhyānnairṛtebhāge rājaputro vināyakaḥ | bhraṣṭarājyaṃ ca rājānaṃ rājānaṃ kurute'rcitaḥ

Translation

ഖർവ എന്ന സ്ഥലത്തിന്റെ നൈഋത്യ ഭാഗത്ത് ‘രാജപുത്ര’ എന്ന വിനായകൻ ഉണ്ട്. അവനെ ആരാധിച്ചാൽ രാജ്യം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട രാജാവും വീണ്ടും രാജാവാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• खर्वाख्यात्: from (the place/person) called Kharva
• खर्वाख्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर्वाख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; समासः—खर्व + आख्य (कर्मधारय)

• नैरृते: in the south-western
• नैरृते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैरृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; दिशावाचक-विशेषण

• भागे: region/part
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• राजपुत्रः: a prince
• राजपुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—राज्ञः पुत्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• विनायकः: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• भ्रष्टराज्यम्: lost kingdom
• भ्रष्टराज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रष्ट + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—भ्रष्टं राज्यं (कर्मधारय)

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

• राजानम्: a king
• राजानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• राजानम्: (makes him) a king
• राजानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति/विशेष-बलार्थ)

• कुरुते: makes/causes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अर्चितः: when worshipped / worshipped (one)
• अर्चितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (विनायकस्य)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kharva-sthāna (Rājaputra Vināyaka)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage inquirer (ṛṣi/śaunaka-group or a devotee audience, per Kāśī-khaṇḍa narrative convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A south-western quarter shrine of Vināyaka ‘Rājaputra’ near a small sacred spot named Kharva; a fallen king approaches with folded hands, offerings of durvā and modaka; the deity’s blessing restores royal insignia and composure.

Characters & Entities

• Kharva
• Rājaputra Vināyaka
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace in Kāśī can restore dharmic order and fortune; Vināyaka worship is linked to the re-establishment of rightful stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The south-western (nairṛta) sector of Kāśī’s circuit, featuring Rājaputra Vināyaka near Kharva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (arcana/pūjā) of Rājaputra Vināyaka, with the stated fruit of regaining kingdom/status.