Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सर्वमंगलमांगल्य जय त्वं सर्वमंगल । अमंगलोपशमन महामंगलहेतुक

Transliteration

sarvamaṃgalamāṃgalya jaya tvaṃ sarvamaṃgala | amaṃgalopaśamana mahāmaṃgalahetuka

Translation

至吉祥中的最吉祥者，愿胜利归于你——你本身即是一切吉祥。你能息除不祥，亦是大吉祥福德之因。

Word by Word

• सर्वमंगलमांगल्य: O auspiciousness of all auspicious things
• सर्वमंगलमांगल्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + माङ्गल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वमङ्गलानां माङ्गल्यम्)

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; जय-सम्बोधन

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

• सर्वमंगल: O all-auspicious one
• सर्वमंगल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वं मङ्गलं यस्य/यत्)

• अमंगलोपशमन: O remover of inauspiciousness
• अमंगलोपशमन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + उपशमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अमङ्गलस्य उपशमनम्)

• महामंगलहेतुक: O cause of great auspiciousness
• महामंगलहेतुक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (महामङ्गलस्य हेतुः)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gaṇeśa (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇeśa radiates a field of auspicious symbols—lotuses, svastika motifs, lamps, and golden light—while shadows of inauspiciousness dissolve; devotees receive blessings for prosperity and spiritual well-being.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Maṅgala (auspiciousness)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspiciousness is not merely luck but a divine principle: invoking Gaṇeśa dispels negative forces and establishes благоприятность (maṅgala) for dharmic action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it complements the Kāśī-centered narrative by sanctifying the undertaking through maṅgala-stuti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, recitation of maṅgala-stuti to Gaṇeśa to remove amaṅgala before pilgrimages, vows, and rites.