Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सिद्धेयश्चैव वलिको नीलपादेकदंष्ट्रिकः । इरापतिश्चाघहारी विघ्नहारी तथांतकः

Transliteration

siddheyaścaiva valiko nīlapādekadaṃṣṭrikaḥ | irāpatiścāghahārī vighnahārī tathāṃtakaḥ

Translation

ସିଦ୍ଧେୟ ଓ ବଲିକ; ନୀଳପାଦ-ଏକଦଂଷ୍ଟ୍ରିକ; ଇରାପତି, ଅଘହାରୀ, ବିଘ୍ନହାରୀ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ତକ—ଏମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ପୂଜ୍ୟ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରପାଳ, ଯାହାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• सिद्धेयः: Siddheya (a name/epithet)
• सिद्धेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वलिकः: Valika (a name/epithet)
• वलिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वलिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नीलपादेकदंष्ट्रिकः: the one with blue feet and a single tusk
• नीलपादेकदंष्ट्रिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + दंष्ट्रिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—विशेषणपूर्वक-तत्पुरुष (determinative epithet)

• इरापतिः: lord of Iḍā/earth (Irāpati)
• इरापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इरा (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

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

• अघहारी: remover of sin
• अघहारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघ (प्रातिपदिक) + हारी (√हृ धातु, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (object-determinative)

• विघ्नहारी: remover of obstacles
• विघ्नहारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + हारी (√हृ धातु, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

• अंतकः: Antaka (ender/death; a name)
• अंतकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

The hymn-reciter/devotee (as instructed by Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the threshold of a Śaiva kṣetra, a devotee with folded hands recites names of fierce yet benevolent guardians; shadowy gaṇa-figures stand at the four directions with weapons, animal features, and blazing eyes, forming a protective ring around the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣetrapālas
• Siddheya
• Valika
• Nīlapāda-Ekadaṃṣṭrika
• Irāpati
• Āghahārī
• Vighnahārī
• Antaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kṣetrapālas are invoked as removers of sin and obstacles, highlighting the protective and purifying function of sacred guardianship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse continues a general guardian-hymn.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-recitation within the stuti: praising Kṣetrapālas by their protective names and epithets.