Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

अहं कर्म करिष्यामि यत्किचिच्छंभुसंभवम् । अविघ्नं तत्र कर्तव्यं सर्वदैव त्वया विभो

Transliteration

ahaṃ karma kariṣyāmi yatkicicchaṃbhusaṃbhavam | avighnaṃ tatra kartavyaṃ sarvadaiva tvayā vibho

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าจักประกอบพิธีกรรม—กิจใดก็ตามที่บังเกิดเนื่องด้วยศัมภู (ศิวะ) ข้าแต่องค์ผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ ขอพระองค์ทรงทำให้เป็นไปโดยปราศจากอุปสรรคเสมอ

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थ, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• कर्म: rite/action
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (correlative to ‘किचित्’)

• किचित्: anything
• किचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शम्भुसंभवम्: arising from Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुसंभवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (शम्भोः सम्भवम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अविघ्नम्: without obstacles
• अविघ्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a+vighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (negation)

• तत्र: there/in that (act)
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कर्तव्यम्: should be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्), विधेय (gerundive: ‘should be done’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devotee/ritual performer addressing Gaṇeśa (implied by context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gaṇeśa (addressed as vibho)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, after Gaṇeśa worship, turns toward a Śiva-liṅga shrine; hands raised in saṅkalpa, requesting obstacle-free completion; Gaṇeśa positioned as threshold deity between outer mandapa and inner sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All sacred work—especially Śaiva rites—should be undertaken with a prayer for vighna-śānti through Gaṇeśa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is devotional and procedural; the tīrtha context is chapter-level, not explicitly named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A formal saṅkalpa-like request: while performing the rite, ask Gaṇeśa to ensure it remains obstacle-free.