Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तेषां सिद्धिं ददात्येष प्रबलो विघ्नराड्भवः । यद्यत्र पूजयेद्यस्तु सततं सिद्धसप्तकम्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ siddhiṃ dadātyeṣa prabalo vighnarāḍbhavaḥ | yadyatra pūjayedyastu satataṃ siddhasaptakam

Translation

அவர்களுக்கு இந்த வல்லமையான வி஘்னராஜன் (கணபதி) வெற்றிச் சித்தியை அருள்கிறான். மேலும் இங்கு எவர் இடையறாது ‘சித்த-சப்தக’த்தை வழிபடுகிறாரோ—

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• सिद्धिम्: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रबलः: mighty
• प्रबलः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying एषः)

• विघ्नराट्-भवः: the one who is the king of obstacles (Vighnarāja)
• विघ्नराट्-भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + राट् (प्रातिपदिक) + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘विघ्नानां राट्’ (king of obstacles) + ‘भवः’ (being/one who is)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तसूचक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (potential/optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘should worship’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• सिद्धसप्तकम्: the group of seven ‘Siddha’ (holy) [places/deities]
• सिद्धसप्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + सप्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सिद्धं सप्तकम्’ (the seven sacred ‘Siddha’ entities)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddha-saptaka (within Siddheyā-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Siddhivināyaka as Vighnarāja stands/sits powerfully at the shrine entrance; pilgrims offer durvā and modaka; behind him, symbolic seven markers (liṅga, banyan, goddess shrine, lake, well, guardian deity) indicating the Siddha-saptaka.

Characters & Entities

• Vighnarāj (Gaṇeśa)
• Siddha-saptaka (Seven Siddha presences)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa rules over obstacles by transforming them into pathways of accomplishment; sustained worship of the site’s key shrines yields siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheyā-kṣetra, particularly through its ‘Siddha-saptaka’ set of seven sacred presences.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular worship of Vighnarāj (Gaṇeśa) and continual worship of the Siddha-saptaka at this place.