Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

गणेशस्य सदा कुर्याच्चातुर्मास्ये विशेषतः । पूजां मनुष्यो लाभार्थं यत्नो लाभप्रदो हि सः

Transliteration

gaṇeśasya sadā kuryāccāturmāsye viśeṣataḥ | pūjāṃ manuṣyo lābhārthaṃ yatno lābhaprado hi saḥ

Translation

മനുഷ്യൻ എപ്പോഴും ഗണേശനെ പൂജിക്കണം, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ചാതുർമാസ്യത്തിൽ. സമൃദ്ധിലാഭത്തിനായി പരിശ്രമത്തോടെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവന് ആ പരിശ്രമം തന്നെയാണ് നിശ്ചയമായി ലാഭദായകം.

Word by Word

• गणेशस्य: of Gaṇeśa
• गणेशस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time: “always”)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चातुर्मास्ये: in the Cāturmāsya period
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāturmāsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (festival/period of four months)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषवाचक (adverb: “especially”)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• मनुष्यः: a person
• मनुष्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• लाभार्थम्: for gain
• लाभार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lābha (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक (accusative of purpose). समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लाभस्य अर्थः)

• यत्नः: effort
• यत्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• लाभप्रदः: granting gain
• लाभप्रदः: Karta (Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lābha (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘यत्नः’). समासः—तत्पुरुषः (लाभं प्रददाति)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतु (particle: “indeed/for”)

• सः: that (effort)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame (deductive: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder in a clean courtyard shrine offers dūrvā and lamps to Gaṇeśa during the rainy-season Cāturmāsya, with vrata marks and a calm, disciplined atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Cāturmāsya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent worship, especially in sacred seasons, is portrayed as both dharmic discipline and a source of auspicious results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the focus is on the time-sacrality of Cāturmāsya within the māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Gaṇeśa pūjā always, and with special emphasis during Cāturmāsya.