Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

सर्वसिद्धिप्रदो लोके भक्तानां च विशेषतः । एष पूर्वं प्रभोः कार्ये संग्रामे तारकामये

Transliteration

sarvasiddhiprado loke bhaktānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | eṣa pūrvaṃ prabhoḥ kārye saṃgrāme tārakāmaye

Translation

അദ്ദേഹം ലോകത്തിൽ സർവ്വസിദ്ധികൾ നൽകുന്നവൻ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഭക്തർക്കായി. മുൻകാലത്ത് പ്രഭുവിന്റെ കാര്യാർത്ഥം, താരകാസുരബന്ധമായ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ,

Word by Word

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदः: giver of all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वसिद्धीनां प्रदः)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूर्वम्: formerly
• पूर्वम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• कार्ये: in the task/service
• कार्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• संग्रामे: in the battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तारकामये: in the Tāraka-related (affliction/war)
• तारकामये: Visheshana (Qualifier of saṃgrāme)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारक + आमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तारक-आमयः = तारकसम्बन्धी आमयः/उपद्रवः)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇanātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇeśa as siddhi-bestower, then a flashback to his role in the divine campaign against Tāraka—transition from benedictory deity to warrior-helper in deva-kārya.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Prabhu (the Lord—Śiva implied in Śaiva frame)
• Tāraka (asura, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Siddhi (success) is portrayed as a fruit of devotion; Gaṇeśa is emphasized as the divine helper for righteous undertakings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse does not name a site; it provides theological grounding (Gaṇeśa’s siddhi-bestowing nature) within the tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse supports the customary dharma of invoking Gaṇeśa for success, especially at beginnings.