Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

सिद्धां बिकाप्रसादेन विघ्नक्षेत्रपयोर्मम । प्रत्यक्षं भविता यत्र नानाश्चर्याणि भूरिशः

Transliteration

siddhāṃ bikāprasādena vighnakṣetrapayormama | pratyakṣaṃ bhavitā yatra nānāścaryāṇi bhūriśaḥ

Translation

ସିଦ୍ଧାମ୍ବିକାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରସାଦରେ ଏହି ବିଘ୍ନକ୍ଷେତ୍ର ଓ ଏହି ପବିତ୍ର ତୀର୍ଥଜଳରେ ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ଅନେକ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେବ।

Word by Word

• सिद्धाम्: Siddhā (goddess)
• सिद्धाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• बिकाप्रसादेन: by the grace of Bikā
• बिकाप्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिका (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बिकायाः प्रसादः)

• विघ्नक्षेत्रपयोः: of the water(s) of Vighna-kṣetra
• विघ्नक्षेत्रपयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; समासः (विघ्नक्षेत्रस्य पयः)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रत्यक्षम्: manifestly / directly
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• भविता: will be / will occur
• भविता: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (various)

• आश्चर्याणि: wonders
• आश्चर्याणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• भूरिशः: in great abundance
• भूरिशः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरिशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (in abundance)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vighnakṣetra-payaḥ (Siddhāmbikā-tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred kṣetra with a shining water-source; Siddhāmbikā’s presence felt as luminous grace; pilgrims witness varied wonders—light, blossoms, auspicious signs—arising at the water’s edge and altar-ground.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhāmbikā
• Vighnakṣetra
• Payaḥ (sacred waters)
• Āścarya (wonders)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha energized by the Goddess transforms impediments into revelation; grace makes the invisible fruits of practice visible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘Vighnakṣetra’ and its sacred waters within the Siddhakūpa/Siddheśa māhātmya landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Seeking Siddhāmbikā’s grace at the site and its waters (implying worship and tīrtha-snān) for tangible spiritual results.