Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ते विघ्नराज्ञा प्रतीतेऽस्थापयच्च तम् । तस्मादसौ सदाभ्यर्च्यश्चतुर्थ्यां च विशेषतः

Transliteration

evamukte vighnarājñā pratīte'sthāpayacca tam | tasmādasau sadābhyarcyaścaturthyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

障碍之王（Vighnarāja）如此言说并允诺之后，便安立了那位神祇。因此应当常常礼拜，尤其在月相第四日——卡图尔提（Caturthī）。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + उक्त (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; लोके 'एवम् उक्ते' = 'when this was said' (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे)

• विघ्नराज्ञा: by Vighnarāja (lord of obstacles)
• विघ्नराज्ञा: Karana/Karta (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्नराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः विघ्नानां राजा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• प्रतीते: when (he was) satisfied/assenting
• प्रतीते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-इ (धातु) + प्रतीत (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'विघ्नराज्ञा' इत्यनेन सह सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः (locative absolute)

• अस्थापयत्: he installed/caused to be set up
• अस्थापयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

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

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थे अपादान-भावः (from that/therefore)

• असौ: that one (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth (lunar day)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक-शब्दः

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

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/विशेषवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vighnarāja consents; the deity is installed. The shrine is shown with ritual implements; emphasis on Caturthī worship is implied by lunar symbolism or calendar motif.

Characters & Entities

• Vighnarāja (Gaṇeśa)
• Caturthī
• pratiṣṭhā (establishment)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual practice gains power when aligned with divine sanction; regular worship sustains auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kumāreśvara locality where the established presence is to be worshipped continually, with Caturthī emphasized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily worship, and special observance of worship on Caturthī (the fourth lunar day), linked to Vighnarāja.