Shloka 6

Vighneshvara-Prashna and Deva-Krita Shiva-Stava

Adhyaya 104

Devanagari script

पुत्रार्थं चैव नारीणां नराणां कर्मसिद्धये विघ्नेशं शङ्करं स्रष्टुं गणपं स्तोतुमर्हथ

Transliteration

putrārthaṃ caiva nārīṇāṃ narāṇāṃ karmasiddhaye vighneśaṃ śaṅkaraṃ sraṣṭuṃ gaṇapaṃ stotumarhatha

Translation

Для женщин, желающих потомства, и для мужчин, ищущих успеха в делах, вам следует почитать и воспевать Ганапу — Вигхнешвару, которого Шанкара явил как Владыку, устраняющего препятствия и дарующего свершение.

Word by Word

• पुत्रार्थम्: for the sake of a son/offspring

• च एव: and indeed

• नारीणाम्: of women

• नराणाम्: of men

• कर्मसिद्धये: for the accomplishment of actions (success in rites and works)

• विघ्नेशम्: the Lord of obstacles (Vighneśa)

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Shiva)

• स्रष्टुम्: to create/bring forth

• गणपम्: Gaṇapa (Ganapati, leader of the gaṇas)

• स्तोतुम्: to praise

• अर्हथ: you ought/are worthy (should).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana’s instruction to the sages, conveying the recommended practice)