Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

हेरंबाख्यः सदाग्नेय्यां पूज्यो मुंडविनायकात् । अंबावत्पूरयेत्कामान्सर्वेषां काशिवासिनाम्

Transliteration

heraṃbākhyaḥ sadāgneyyāṃ pūjyo muṃḍavināyakāt | aṃbāvatpūrayetkāmānsarveṣāṃ kāśivāsinām

Translation

தென்-கிழக்கில் முண்டவிநாயகத்தில் வழிபடத்தக்க ‘ஹேரம்ப’ விநாயகர் வீற்றிருக்கிறார். தாயைப் போல காசிவாசிகளின் எல்லா விருப்பங்களையும் நிறைவேற்றுவாராக.

Word by Word

• हेरम्बाख्यः: (one) named Heramba
• हेरम्बाख्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेरम्ब + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—हेरम्ब + आख्य (तत्पुरुष: ‘हेरम्ब-आख्यः’ = ‘हेरम्ब-नामकः’)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• आग्नेय्याम्: in the south-east (Agni) direction
• आग्नेय्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आग्नेयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन (दिशि/कोणे)

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थे ‘पूज्य’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• मुण्डविनायकात्: from (the place/manifestation called) Muṇḍavināyaka
• मुण्डविनायकात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्डविनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; समासः—मुण्ड + विनायक (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष: ‘मुण्डः विनायकः’)

• अम्बावत्: like a mother
• अम्बावत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अम्बा + वत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (simile adverb: ‘like a mother’)

• पूरयेत्: should fulfill
• पूरयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (लिङ्-लकार), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—पूर्/पॄ (पूरणे)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं/स्त्री (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• काशिवासिनाम्: of the residents of Kāśī
• काशिवासिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—काशी + वासिन् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘काश्यां वासिनः’)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Muṇḍavināyaka (Heramba)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a south-east shrine lit by lamps, Heramba Vināyaka is worshipped at Muṇḍavināyaka; devotees—especially Kāśī residents—offer durvā and sweets. Heramba’s expression is tender, ‘like a mother,’ as he grants boons.

Characters & Entities

• Heramba
• Muṇḍavināyaka
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of Heramba in Kāśī is praised as both protective and nurturing, granting rightful desires like a mother’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Muṇḍavināyaka, linked with Heramba in the south-east quarter of Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse explicitly says he is ‘to be worshipped’ (pūjyaḥ), implying pūjā at Muṇḍavināyaka for fulfillment of wishes.