Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

न मया तोषितो विष्णुः सर्वपापहरो हरिः । सर्वकामप्रदो नृणां गणेशो नार्चितो मया

Transliteration

na mayā toṣito viṣṇuḥ sarvapāpaharo hariḥ | sarvakāmaprado nṛṇāṃ gaṇeśo nārcito mayā

Translation

مجھ سے وِشنو—ہری، جو سب گناہوں کو ہرانے والا ہے—راضی نہیں کیا گیا؛ اور گنیش، جو انسانوں کو ہر مطلوبہ مراد عطا کرنے والا ہے، مجھ سے پوجا نہیں گیا۔

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष-प्रयोग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; लिङ्ग-अनियत (pronoun)

• तोषितः: pleased (worshipped/satisfied)
• तोषितः: Karma (Object affected/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (one who has been pleased)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सर्वपापहरः: remover of all sins
• सर्वपापहरः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: ‘सर्वेषां पापानां हरः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वकामप्रदः: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘सर्वान् कामान् प्रददाति’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• गणेशः: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अर्चितः: worshipped
• अर्चितः: Karma (Object affected/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (one who has been worshipped)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kāśīkhaṇḍa default dialogue frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A remorseful pilgrim in Kāśī confesses neglect of Hari and Gaṇeśa; behind him rise ghāṭas and a distant śikhara, while small shrines of Viṣṇu and Gaṇeśa flank the path.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Hari
• Gaṇeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Neglect of basic deity-worship (especially Hari and Gaṇeśa) is portrayed as a moral and spiritual deficiency; devotion is presented as a direct means to remove sin and attain rightful aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework (sacred Kāśī/Varanasi), though this specific line emphasizes devotional duties rather than naming a particular tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana and toṣaṇa—worship/propitiation of Viṣṇu (Hari) and Gaṇeśa.