Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

नवरात्रं प्रयत्नेन प्रत्यहं सा समर्चिता । नाशयिष्यति विघ्नौघान्सुमतिं च प्रदास्यति

Transliteration

navarātraṃ prayatnena pratyahaṃ sā samarcitā | nāśayiṣyati vighnaughānsumatiṃ ca pradāsyati

Translation

若于九夜节（Navarātra）期间日日以恳切之心供奉她，她将摧毁障碍之洪流，并赐予高贵的明慧。

Word by Word

• navarātram: the nine-night (festival)
• navarātram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nava (प्रातिपदिक) + rātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (नवानि रात्राणि यस्मिन्)

• prayatnena: with effort
• prayatnena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• pratyaham: every day
• pratyaham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati + ahan (अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (each day)

• sā: she (Durgā)
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• samarcitā: is duly worshipped
• samarcitā: Karya (कार्य/vidheya)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + arc (धातु) → samarcita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सम्यक् अर्चिता/पूजिता’

• nāśayiṣyati: will destroy
• nāśayiṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ṇāś/naś (धातु) (causative: nāśay-)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)

• vighnaughān: masses of obstacles
• vighnaughān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (विघ्नानाम् ओघः = flood/mass of obstacles)

• sumatim: good understanding
• sumatim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sumati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pradāsyati: will grant
• pradāsyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context) to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nine consecutive days in Kāśī: dawn-to-night worship cycles—garlands, lamps, kumkuma, and naivedya—culminating in a serene devotee receiving ‘sumati’ as a luminous calm in the face.

Characters & Entities

• Durgā
• Navarātra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent devotion over a sacred period transforms life by removing impediments and refining one’s intellect and intentions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kāśī sacred region is implied as the favored setting for this Durgā worship sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Durgā worship daily for the full Navarātra with sincere effort.