Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

कूणिताक्षात्तथैशान्यां चतुर्दंतो विनायकः । तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण विघ्नसंघः क्षयेत्स्वयम्

Transliteration

kūṇitākṣāttathaiśānyāṃ caturdaṃto vināyakaḥ | tasya darśanamātreṇa vighnasaṃghaḥ kṣayetsvayam

Translation

اسی طرح کُونِتاکشا کے شمال مشرق میں چتور دنت وِنایک ہیں؛ محض ان کے درشن سے ہی رکاوٹوں کا پورا لشکر خود بخود مٹ جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कूणिताक्षात्: from Kūṇitākṣa
• कूणिताक्षात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूणित-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (कूणिते अक्षिणी यस्य/यत्र) स्थान/देवविशेष-सूचक; ‘from Kūṇitākṣa (place/deity)’

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Modifier (Avyaya/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• ईशान्यां: in the north-east (quarter)
• ईशान्यां: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; दिशिवाचक (north-east)

• चतुर्दन्तः: four-tusked
• चतुर्दन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्-दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (चत्वारः दन्ताः यस्य)

• विनायकः: Vināyaka
• विनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• दर्शनमात्रेण: by mere sight (of him)
• दर्शनमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन-मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (दर्शनस्य मात्रम् = mere seeing)

• विघ्नसंघः: the multitude of obstacles
• विघ्नसंघः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न-संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (विघ्नानां संघः)

• क्षयेत्: may perish; should be destroyed
• क्षयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: by itself
• स्वयम्: Modifier (Avyaya/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रवाचक-अव्यय (reflexive adverb: ‘by itself’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caturdanta Vināyaka (NE of Kūṇitākṣa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caturdanta Vināyaka shrine; as a pilgrim beholds the deity, dark cloud-like ‘vighnas’ dissipate around them, symbolizing effortless obstacle removal.

Characters & Entities

• Kūṇitākṣa
• Caturdanta Vināyaka
• Īśāna (northeast direction)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of Vināyaka in Kāśī is itself a purifying act—divine presence dissolves obstacles without strain when approached with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A northeast Kāśī station of Caturdanta Vināyaka, located relative to Kūṇitākṣa within the city’s sacred layout.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (seeing/visiting) is highlighted as sufficient for removal of obstacles; no further ritual is specified.