Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वं सर्वदेवानामपि पूज्यो भविष्यसि । किंपुनर्मानुषाणां च ये नित्यं विघ्नसंप्लुताः

Transliteration

tasmāttvaṃ sarvadevānāmapi pūjyo bhaviṣyasi | kiṃpunarmānuṣāṇāṃ ca ye nityaṃ vighnasaṃplutāḥ

Translation

‘اس لیے تو سب دیوتاؤں کے لیے بھی پوجنیہ ہوگا؛ پھر انسانوں کی تو کیا بات، جو ہمیشہ رکاوٹوں میں گھرے رہتے ہیں۔’

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/तद्धित-प्रयोगः)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (therefore)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वदेवानाम्: of all the gods
• सर्वदेवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां देवानाम्)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-निपात (also/even)

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Kriya (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् + यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (gerundive/भाव्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अर्थः ‘to be worshipped’)

• भविष्यसि: you will be
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• किम्: what/how
• किम्: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक/उत्कर्षार्थक-निपात (in ‘kiṃ punar’ = ‘how much more’)

• पुनः: more, again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति/उत्कर्षार्थक-अव्यय (again; in idiom ‘how much more’)

• मानुषाणाम्: of humans
• मानुषाणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• विघ्नसंप्लुताः: overwhelmed by obstacles
• विघ्नसंप्लुताः: Visheshana (Qualifier of ye)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न + सं + प्लु (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विघ्नैः संप्लुताः = विघ्नैः आच्छन्नाः)

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra proclaims that the elephant-faced one will be worshipped even by the gods; humans, beset by obstacles, are implied as primary beneficiaries of his grace.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Gaṇeśa
• Devas
• Humans

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma presents Gaṇeśa as the compassionate gateway to auspicious beginnings, especially for humans facing constant impediments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse is a doctrinal justification for Gaṇeśa’s primacy in worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit rule of practice: worship Gaṇeśa (pūjā) before other devatās and before starting important works.