Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तेषां सिद्धिं ददात्येष प्रबलो विघ्नराड्भवः । यद्यत्र पूजयेद्यस्तु सततं सिद्धसप्तकम्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ siddhiṃ dadātyeṣa prabalo vighnarāḍbhavaḥ | yadyatra pūjayedyastu satataṃ siddhasaptakam

Translation

ان کو یہ نہایت زورآور وِگھن راج بھَو کامیابی عطا کرتا ہے۔ اور جو کوئی یہاں مسلسل ‘سدھّ سپتک’ یعنی سات سدھّ حضوریوں کی پوجا کرے—

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• सिद्धिम्: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रबलः: mighty
• प्रबलः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying एषः)

• विघ्नराट्-भवः: the one who is the king of obstacles (Vighnarāja)
• विघ्नराट्-भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + राट् (प्रातिपदिक) + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘विघ्नानां राट्’ (king of obstacles) + ‘भवः’ (being/one who is)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तसूचक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (potential/optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘should worship’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• सिद्धसप्तकम्: the group of seven ‘Siddha’ (holy) [places/deities]
• सिद्धसप्तकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + सप्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सिद्धं सप्तकम्’ (the seven sacred ‘Siddha’ entities)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddha-saptaka (within Siddheyā-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Siddhivināyaka as Vighnarāja stands/sits powerfully at the shrine entrance; pilgrims offer durvā and modaka; behind him, symbolic seven markers (liṅga, banyan, goddess shrine, lake, well, guardian deity) indicating the Siddha-saptaka.

Characters & Entities

• Vighnarāj (Gaṇeśa)
• Siddha-saptaka (Seven Siddha presences)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa rules over obstacles by transforming them into pathways of accomplishment; sustained worship of the site’s key shrines yields siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheyā-kṣetra, particularly through its ‘Siddha-saptaka’ set of seven sacred presences.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular worship of Vighnarāj (Gaṇeśa) and continual worship of the Siddha-saptaka at this place.