Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

श्रीकंठ उवाच । जय विघ्नकृतामाद्य भक्तनिर्विघ्नकारक । अविघ्नविघ्नशमन महाविघ्नैकविघ्नकृत्

Transliteration

śrīkaṃṭha uvāca | jaya vighnakṛtāmādya bhaktanirvighnakāraka | avighnavighnaśamana mahāvighnaikavighnakṛt

Translation

شریکنتھ (شیوا) نے کہا: جے ہو تمہیں، رکاوٹیں پیدا کرنے والوں میں اوّل؛ مگر بھکتوں کے لیے بے رکاوٹ راہ بنانے والے۔ بے رکاوٹ میں اٹھنے والی رکاوٹوں کو بھی شانت کرنے والے، اور بڑی رکاوٹوں کے لیے واحد رکاوٹ۔

Word by Word

• श्रीकंठः: Śrīkaṇṭha (Śiva)
• श्रीकंठः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जय: victory to / hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; जय-शब्दः (victory-salutation; vocative usage)

• विघ्नकृताम्: of the makers of obstacles
• विघ्नकृताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (विघ्नं करोति)

• आद्य: O primordial one
• आद्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भक्तनिर्विघ्नकारक: O maker of obstacle-free (paths) for devotees
• भक्तनिर्विघ्नकारक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (भक्तानां निर्विघ्नं करोति)

• अविघ्नविघ्नशमन: O remover of obstacles to the unobstructed
• अविघ्नविघ्नशमन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अविघ्नस्य विघ्नं शमयति)

• महाविघ्नैकविघ्नकृत्: O who makes (or counters) the single obstacle for great obstacles
• महाविघ्नैकविघ्नकृत्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाविघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (महाविघ्नानाम् एकं विघ्नं करोति/निवारयति इति स्तुत्यर्थः)

Speaker

Śiva (Śrīkaṇṭha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gajānanā (Gaṇeśa) (addressed); devas as witnesses (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Śrīkaṇṭha) speaks directly in a ringing victory-chant to Gaṇeśa, praising him as both the maker of obstacles and the remover of obstacles for devotees—an image of protective power and moral governance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śrīkaṇṭha)
• Gaṇeśa (Vighneśvara implied)
• Devotees (bhakta)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa governs obstacles: he may place hindrances to protect dharma, yet he ensures smooth success for true devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a specific tīrtha in this verse; it functions as Gaṇeśa-stuti within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice is stuti/jaya—praising Gaṇeśa as a devotional act before undertaking sacred travel or rites.