Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तत्रैव संस्थितं पश्येद्विघ्नेशं जलवाससम् । सर्वविघ्नविनाशाय सर्वकार्यप्रसिद्धये

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tatraiva saṃsthitaṃ paśyedvighneśaṃ jalavāsasam | sarvavighnavināśāya sarvakāryaprasiddhaye

Translation

Īśvara sprach: Eben dort soll man Vighneśa schauen, der als Jalavāsa bekannt ist, damit alle Hindernisse vernichtet werden und jedes Vorhaben zum Erfolg gelangt.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• saṃsthitam: situated; standing
• saṃsthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-sthā (धातु) + ta (क्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; vighneśam इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• paśyet: one should see
• paśyet: Kriya (Injunctive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु; √पश्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vighneśam: Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa)
• vighneśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; विघ्न + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• jalavāsasam: wearing water(-like garment); Jalavāsa
• jalavāsasam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jala-vāsas (प्रातिपदिक; जल + वासस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; vighneśam इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• sarvavighnavināśāya: for the destruction of all obstacles
• sarvavighnavināśāya: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-vighna-vināśa (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + विघ्न + विनाश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• sarvakāryaprasiddhaye: for the success of all undertakings
• sarvakāryaprasiddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-kārya-prasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + कार्य + प्रसिद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jalavāsa Vighneśa

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) speaks, directing pilgrims to behold Vighneśa called Jalavāsa—Gaṇeśa associated with water—nearby in Prabhāsa; devotees approach a waterside or water-themed shrine, seeking obstacle-removal and success.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa)
• Jalavāsa
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana and reverence of Gaṇeśa at the sacred site is presented as a dhārmic means to remove impediments and ensure auspicious completion of duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Gaṇeśa presence within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, identified as Jalavāsa Vighneśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paśyet—one should go and behold (take darśana of) Jalavāsa Vighneśa for obstacle-removal and success.