Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

सिद्धवंद्यपदांभोज जयसिद्धिविधायक । सर्वसिद्ध्येकनिलय महासिद्ध्यृद्धिसूचक

Transliteration

siddhavaṃdyapadāṃbhoja jayasiddhividhāyaka | sarvasiddhyekanilaya mahāsiddhyṛddhisūcaka

Translation

జయము, సిద్ధులు వందించే పద్మపాదములవాడా! జయము, సిద్ధిని విధించువాడా! నీవే సమస్త సిద్ధులకు ఏకైక నిలయము; మహాసిద్ధులు, ఋద్ధులను ప్రకటించువాడవు!

Word by Word

• सिद्ध-वन्द्य-पद-अम्भोज: (O) whose lotus-feet are worshipped by siddhas
• सिद्ध-वन्द्य-पद-अम्भोज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + वन्द्य (वन्द् धातु + यत्) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (addressed); ‘सिद्धैः वन्द्यं पदं यस्य तत् अम्भोजम्’ (lotus-like feet worshipped by siddhas)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधनार्थे

• सिद्धि-विधायक: bestower of siddhis
• सिद्धि-विधायक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + विधायक (वि+धा धातु + ण्वुल्/कृत्; ‘विधा’ as maker)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (addressed); ‘सिद्धिं विधत्ते/करोति’ (bestower of attainments)

• सर्व-सिद्धि-एक-निलय: sole abode of all siddhis
• सर्व-सिद्धि-एक-निलय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (addressed); ‘सर्वासां सिद्धीनाम् एकः निलयः’ (single abode of all siddhis)

• महा-सिद्धि-ऋद्धि-सूचक: revealer of great siddhi and prosperity
• महा-सिद्धि-ऋद्धि-सूचक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + सूचक (सूच् धातु + ण्वुल्/कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन (addressed); ‘महासिद्धिं ऋद्धिं च सूचयति/प्रकाशयति’ (indicator of great siddhi and prosperity)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Siddhas hover or stand in reverence, offering flowers at the lotus-feet of the deity in Kāśī; rays of light symbolize diverse siddhis converging into a single abode.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Siddhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa is the fountainhead of both spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) and worldly prosperity (ṛddhi) when approached with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s praise-context, supporting Kāśī pilgrimage and worship through Gaṇeśa’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly encourages pāda-sevā and stuti (praise) of Gaṇeśa; no specific vrata or dāna is detailed in this verse.