Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि विनायकमनुत्तमम् । ऋषितोयातटे रम्ये सर्वविघ्ननिवारणम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi vināyakamanuttamam | ṛṣitoyātaṭe ramye sarvavighnanivāraṇam

Translation

Īśvara sprach: Danach, o große Göttin, soll man zum unvergleichlichen Vināyaka gehen, am lieblichen Ufer der Ṛṣitoyā, dem Beseitiger aller Hindernisse.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• विनायकम्: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed; supreme
• अनुत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• ऋषितोयातटे: on the bank of Ṛṣi-toya (river)
• ऋषितोयातटे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + तोय + तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; (ऋषितोयस्य तटे)

• रम्ये: pleasant; beautiful
• रम्ये: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्वविघ्ननिवारणम्: removal of all obstacles (obstacle-remover)
• सर्वविघ्ननिवारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + विघ्न + निवारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; (सर्वेषां विघ्नानां निवारणम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vināyaka on Ṛṣitoyā-taṭa

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Devī to proceed to a supreme Vināyaka situated on the beautiful bank of the Ṛṣitoyā river, famed for removing all obstacles.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka
• Ṛṣitoyā (river/stream)
• Devī
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage to the right deity at the right sacred spot removes impediments and supports dharmic undertakings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vināyaka situated on the bank of Ṛṣitoyā within the Prabhāsa sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is to go (gacchet) for darśana of Vināyaka; the verse highlights the fruit as obstacle-removal.