Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्र उवाच । तद्वदस्व सुरश्रेष्ठ तथा तस्य करोम्यहम् । पूर्वं पूजां गणेशस्य सर्वविघ्नप्रशान्तये

Transliteration

viśvāmitra uvāca | tadvadasva suraśreṣṭha tathā tasya karomyaham | pūrvaṃ pūjāṃ gaṇeśasya sarvavighnapraśāntaye

Translation

విశ్వామిత్రుడు పలికెను—ఓ సురశ్రేష్ఠా! అది చెప్పుము; నేను అలాగే చేస్తాను. సమస్త విఘ్నశాంతి కోసం ముందుగా గణేశుని పూజ చేస్తాను.

Word by Word

• viśvāmitraḥ: Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vada: tell/speak
• vada: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• suraśreṣṭha: O best of gods
• suraśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• karomi: I do
• karomi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• pūrvam: first/beforehand
• pūrvam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• gaṇeśasya: of Gaṇeśa
• gaṇeśasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvavighnapraśāntaye: for the pacification of all obstacles
• sarvavighnapraśāntaye: Sampradana (Purpose/recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + praśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Bhagavān (best among gods)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvāmitra, austere and radiant, vows to worship Gaṇeśa first; a small Gaṇeśa shrine with durvā and modakas; forest āśrama setting with sacrificial fire.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Gaṇeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and correct sequence in worship—honoring Gaṇeśa first—ensures smooth progress in dharmic works.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrthamāhātmya chapter, but this line specifically glorifies Gaṇeśa’s role in removing obstacles rather than a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Gaṇeśa pūjā first (pūrvapūjā) for sarva-vighna-praśānti.