Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

शृण्वंत्वमी पंच विनायकाश्च चिंतामणिश्चापि कपर्दिनामा । आशागजाख्यौ च विनायकौ तौ शृणोत्वसौ सिद्धिविनायकश्च

Transliteration

śṛṇvaṃtvamī paṃca vināyakāśca ciṃtāmaṇiścāpi kapardināmā | āśāgajākhyau ca vināyakau tau śṛṇotvasau siddhivināyakaśca

Translation

Que me ouçam estes cinco Vināyakas: Cintāmaṇi e o chamado Kapardi; e aqueles dois Vināyakas chamados Āśā e Gaja. E que também me ouça Siddhi‑Vināyaka.

Word by Word

• शृण्वन्तु: let (them) hear
• शृण्वन्तु: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• अमी: these
• अमी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा; संकेतवाचक (‘these/those’)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन् (संख्या)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-शब्दः; बहुवचनार्थे विशेषण

• विनायकाः: Vināyakas
• विनायकाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, प्रथमा

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

• चिन्तामणिः: Cintāmaṇi (a Vināyaka)
• चिन्तामणिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्तामणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-रूढि—‘चिन्तायाः मणिः’ (name)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also)

• कपर्दी: Kapardin
• कपर्दी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपर्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशार्थे (‘by name/called’)

• आशागजाख्यौ: named Āśāgaja
• आशागजाख्यौ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशागज + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्विवचन, प्रथमा; तत्पुरुष—‘आशागज इति आख्यौ’ (called Āśāgaja)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक

• विनायकौ: two Vināyakas
• विनायकौ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्विवचन, प्रथमा

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Anuvrtti/Pratishedha (Correlative pronoun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्विवचन, प्रथमा

• शृणोतु: let (him) hear
• शृणोतु: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• असौ: that one
• असौ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा

• सिद्धिविनायकः: Siddhi-Vināyaka
• सिद्धिविनायकः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि + विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा; तत्पुरुष—‘सिद्धेः विनायकः’/‘सिद्धिं ददाति’ (name)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक

Speaker

A devotee invoking multiple Vināyakas of Kāśī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañca-/Ṣaḍ-Vināyaka of Kāśī (as listed)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pañca Vināyakas (and Siddhi-Vināyaka)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stylized map-like procession: the devotee calls out to five Vināyakas; each appears as a distinct Gaṇeśa icon in a different shrine niche, forming a protective ring around Kāśī.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka
• Cintāmaṇi
• Kapardi
• Āśā-Vināyaka
• Gaja-Vināyaka
• Siddhi-Vināyaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is devotional geography: invoking the Vināyakas of Kāśī aligns the pilgrim with obstacle-removal and auspicious beginnings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Vināyaka network within Kāśī—Cintāmaṇi, Kapardi, Āśā, Gaja, and Siddhi Vināyaka shrines.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied practice of invocation (āvāhana/stuti) of the local Vināyakas as part of Kāśī pilgrimage and protection rites.