Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

उन्नतो विघ्नराजस्तु विघ्नच्छेत्ता भविष्यति । गणनाथस्वरूपोऽयं धनदो निधीनां पतिः

Transliteration

unnato vighnarājastu vighnacchettā bhaviṣyati | gaṇanāthasvarūpo'yaṃ dhanado nidhīnāṃ patiḥ

Translation

ഈ ഉന്നത വിഘ്നരാജൻ വിഘ്നങ്ങളെ ഛേദിക്കുന്നവനാകും. ഗണനാഥസ്വരൂപത്തിൽ അവൻ ധനദാതാവും നിധികളുടെ അധിപതിയും ആകും।

Word by Word

• उन्नतः: elevated, exalted
• उन्नतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्नत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• विघ्नराजः: the king of obstacles (Vighnarāja)
• विघ्नराजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्नराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विघ्नानां राजा)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• विघ्नच्छेत्ता: remover/cutter of obstacles
• विघ्नच्छेत्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिद् (धातु) + तृ (कृत्-प्रत्यय) → छेत्तृ (प्रातिपदिक); विघ्न + छेत्ता
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-तृन्त (agent noun); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विघ्नानां छेत्ता)

• भविष्यति: will become / will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गणनाथस्वरूपः: one whose form is that of Gaṇanātha
• गणनाथस्वरूपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + नाथ + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणनाथस्य स्वरूपः)

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

• धनदः: giver of wealth
• धनदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (धनं ददाति इति)

• निधीनाम्: of treasures
• निधीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पतिः: lord, master
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (continuation of Śiva’s assurances)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇanātha (Vighnarāja) shrine in Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A majestic Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa) stands as Vighnacchettā, holding modaka and pāśa/aṅkuśa, with a treasury motif—pots of jewels and coins—symbolizing lordship over nidhi; devotees offer durvā grass.

Characters & Entities

• Vighnarāja (Gaṇeśa)
• Gaṇanātha
• Nidhi (treasures)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace transforms impediments into pathways—Gaṇeśa removes obstacles and supports dharmic prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context, the assurances relate to worship connected with Mahodaya Tīrtha and allied sacred installations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: worship/ārādhana of Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa) for vighna-śānti (obstacle removal) and dhana-lābha (prosperity).