Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

गंगावरणयोः संगे रम्यः खर्वविनायकः । अखर्वानपि विघ्नौघान्भक्तानां खर्वयेत्सताम्

Transliteration

gaṃgāvaraṇayoḥ saṃge ramyaḥ kharvavināyakaḥ | akharvānapi vighnaughānbhaktānāṃ kharvayetsatām

Translation

گنگا اور ورَنا کے خوشگوار سنگم پر دلکش خَروَ وِنایک ہیں۔ نیک بھکتوں کے لیے وہ بڑی سے بڑی رکاوٹوں کے سیلاب کو بھی چھوٹا کر دیتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• gaṅgā-varaṇayoḥ: of Gaṅgā and Varaṇa (rivers)
• gaṅgā-varaṇayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṅgā (प्रातिपदिक) + varaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व (गङ्गा च वरणं च)

• saṅge: at the confluence/meeting
• saṅge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ramyaḥ: beautiful/charming
• ramyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kharva-vināyakaḥ: Kharva-vināyaka
• kharva-vināyakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kharva (प्रातिपदिक) + vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (खर्व-नामकः विनायकः / खर्वः विनायकः)

• akharvān: very great (not small)
• akharvān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + kharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ ‘not small/undwarfed, huge’ (qualifying vighnaughān)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (even/also)

• vighna-oghān: masses of obstacles
• vighna-oghān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (विघ्नानाम् ओघाः)

• bhaktānām: of devotees
• bhaktānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• kharvayet: would diminish/make small
• kharvayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kharvaya (णिजन्त-धातु) < kharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; नामधातु/णिजन्त ‘to make small/dwarf’

• satām: of the virtuous
• satām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (सत्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘of the good/virtuous’ (appositional with bhaktānām)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā–Varaṇā Saṅgama; Kharva‑Vināyaka

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous river confluence where the darker Varuṇā meets the broad Gaṅgā; Kharva‑Vināyaka shrine nearby; devotees offer water and flowers; huge obstacle-waves depicted shrinking into ripples as they approach the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Varaṇā
• Kharva-Vināyaka
• Kāśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace in a sacred place can reduce even overwhelming troubles into manageable insignificance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaṅgā–Varaṇā confluence in Kāśī, associated with Kharva-Vināyaka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription appears; the verse highlights the blessing tied to the place and the Vināyaka’s grace for devotees.