Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 413

Devanagari script

यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या चतुर्थ्यां मोदकाशनैः । स सर्वविघ्ननिर्मुक्तो लभते वांछितं फलम् । तत्र स्थितो द्विजेंद्राणां हिताय द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā caturthyāṃ modakāśanaiḥ | sa sarvavighnanirmukto labhate vāṃchitaṃ phalam | tatra sthito dvijeṃdrāṇāṃ hitāya dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

Quem o adorar com devoção no quarto dia lunar (Caturthī), oferecendo modakas como alimento, fica livre de todos os obstáculos e alcança o fruto desejado. Ali Ele permanece para o bem dos melhores entre os duas-vezes-nascidos, ó brāhmaṇas excelsos.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Relative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth (lunar day)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मोदक-अशनैः: with eatables (offerings) of modakas
• मोदक-अशनैः: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदक + अशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वविघ्ननिर्मुक्तः: freed from all obstacles
• सर्वविघ्ननिर्मुक्तः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + विघ्न + निर्मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छ् धातोः क्त)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb of place)

• स्थितः: standing/remaining
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• द्विजेन्द्राणाम्: of the best brāhmaṇas
• द्विजेन्द्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (हित as noun), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: the foremost brāhmaṇas
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual: Sūta in Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Narāditya-associated shrine (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Foremost brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis (addressed as dvijasattamāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees on Caturthī offer a plate of modakas before a deity who grants boons; the atmosphere suggests obstacle-clearing grace and protective presence for brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities

• Caturthī (lunar day)
• Modaka
• Gaṇeśa (implied by Caturthī + modaka + vighna-nāśa theme)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship performed on the proper tithi with fitting offerings removes impediments and grants success in righteous aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Adhyāya 60 tīrtha framework, the verse highlights the deity’s presence and benefic power at that sacred locale (specific to the surrounding narrative).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship on Caturthī with modaka offering/naivedya, aimed at vighna-nivṛtti (removal of obstacles) and attainment of desired fruits.