Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

वैदिकोऽवैदिको वापि यो मंत्रस्ते गजानन । जप्तस्त्वत्संनिधौ ढुंढे सिद्धिं दास्यति वांछिताम्

Transliteration

vaidiko'vaidiko vāpi yo maṃtraste gajānana | japtastvatsaṃnidhau ḍhuṃḍhe siddhiṃ dāsyati vāṃchitām

Translation

اے گجانن! منتر ویدک ہو یا غیر ویدک—اگر وہ تیری حضوری میں، اے ڈھونڈھی، جپا جائے تو وہ یقیناً مطلوبہ کامیابی عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• वैदिकः: Vedic
• वैदिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative singular; adjective)

• अवैदिकः: non-Vedic
• अवैदिकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-वैदिक (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Masculine, Nominative singular; adjective)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• यः: who/which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (Masculine, Nominative singular; relative pronoun)

• मन्त्रः: mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Genitive singular; pronoun)

• गजानन: O elephant-faced one (Gajānana)
• गजानन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज-आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (Masculine, Vocative singular; tatpurusha compound)

• जप्तः: (when) recited
• जप्तः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'जपितः' (Past passive participle; masculine nominative singular)

• त्वत्: of you/your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Genitive singular; pronoun)

• संनिधौ: in the presence
• संनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative singular)

• ढुंढे: O Ḍhuṃḍha (Gaṇeśa)
• ढुंढे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ढुंढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative singular)

• सिद्धिम्: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative singular)

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Future, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular)

• वाञ्छिताम्: desired
• वाञ्छिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छ् धातु + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Feminine, Accusative singular; adjective qualifying 'सिद्धिम्')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ḍhuṃḍhi-vināyaka (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Implied) devotees/pilgrims; within narrative, the addressed deity is Gaṇeśa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim sits near a small Vināyaka shrine in Kāśī, offering durvā and modaka, chanting a mantra; the deity’s presence radiates, dissolving obstacles symbolized as dark knots untying.

Characters & Entities

• Gajānana
• Ḍhuṃḍhi (Vināyaka/Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere japa gains potency through divine proximity; Gaṇeśa’s presence removes obstacles and ripens success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), specifically the sanctity of Ḍhuṃḍhi-Vināyaka’s presence within the Kāśī-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mantra-japa (recitation) performed in the immediate presence (saṃnidhi) of Ḍhuṃḍhi-Vināyaka.