Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तस्य विघ्नाश्च नश्यंति गजवक्त्रप्रसादतः । चतुर्थ्यां तु तिथौ मर्त्यो यो न कुर्यान्महालयम्

Transliteration

tasya vighnāśca naśyaṃti gajavaktraprasādataḥ | caturthyāṃ tu tithau martyo yo na kuryānmahālayam

Translation

ด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งพระผู้มีพระพักตร์เป็นช้าง อุปสรรคทั้งปวงของเขาย่อมพินาศไป แต่หากมนุษย์ไม่ประกอบพิธีมหาลยะในวันจตุรถี…

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• विघ्नाः: obstacles
• विघ्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नश्यन्ति: perish, disappear
• नश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गजवक्त्रप्रसादतः: due to the grace of the elephant-faced (Gaṇeśa)
• गजवक्त्रप्रसादतः: Hetu (Cause/Reason—हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज + वक्त्र + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: 'गजवक्त्रस्य प्रसादः'

• चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth (tithi)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (Time—अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle)

• तिथौ: on the lunar day
• तिथौ: Adhikarana (Time—अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• महालयम्: Mahālaya rite
• महालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महालय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (Setu-khaṇḍa narrator voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇeśa’s blessing dissolves dark, thorny forms symbolizing obstacles around the devotee; the ritual space becomes clear and luminous, while an unfinished rite is hinted as a looming shadow.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa (Gajavaktra)
• Mahālaya
• Caturthī
• Vighna (obstacles)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa’s favor is connected to dutiful observance; ritual negligence invites the opposite trajectory (continued obstacles).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-khaṇḍa: the Setu/Rāmeśvaram pilgrimage sphere where such rites are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mahālaya-śrāddha is prescribed for caturthī; Gaṇeśa’s grace is presented as the fruit of proper observance.