Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

सर्वकार्यकरं स्वल्पं महार्थं सर्वसिद्धिदम्

Transliteration

sarvakāryakaraṃ svalpaṃ mahārthaṃ sarvasiddhidam

Translation

یہ ہر کام کو پورا کرتا ہے؛ مختصر ہے مگر عظیم معنی رکھتا ہے، اور ہر طرح کی سِدھی عطا کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• sarvakāryakaram: accomplishing all tasks
• sarvakāryakaram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + kārya + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (maṃtram इत्यस्य, पूर्वश्लोकात्)

• svalpam: short/small
• svalpam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• mahārtham: of great import
• mahārtham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• sarvasiddhidam: granting all attainments
• sarvasiddhidam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + siddhi + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced); praising the mantra’s potency

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience/practitioner

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concise mantra appears as luminous syllables, small in form yet radiating vast power; devotees’ tasks—travel, worship, offerings—are shown succeeding under Gaṇapati’s blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇapati (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a concise mantra, when authentic and practiced properly, can yield vast spiritual and worldly results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse extols mantra efficacy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly recommends adopting a concise Gaṇapati mantra for accomplishing works and attaining siddhi.