Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्योत्तरे तु दिग्भागे धनुर्द्वादशकांतरे । उन्नतो विघ्नराजस्तु सर्वप्रत्यूहनाशनः

Transliteration

tasyottare tu digbhāge dhanurdvādaśakāṃtare | unnato vighnarājastu sarvapratyūhanāśanaḥ

Translation

To the north of it, at a distance of twelve dhanu, stands the exalted Vighnarāja, the destroyer of all obstacles and impediments.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that (place)
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• uttare: to the north / in the northern side
• uttare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; दिशावाचक

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (but/indeed)

• digbhāge: in the direction-part/quarter
• digbhāge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dik-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक; दिक् + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• dhanurvādaśakāntare: at a distance of twelve dhanus
• dhanurvādaśakāntare: Adhikarana (Measure-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanuḥ-dvādaśaka-antara (प्रातिपदिक; धनुस् + द्वादशक + अन्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (at an interval of twelve dhanus)

• unnataḥ: lofty/raised
• unnataḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: unnata (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; ud-√nam + kta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• vighnarājaḥ: Vighnarāja (Lord of obstacles)
• vighnarājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna-rāja (प्रातिपदिक; विघ्न + राज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/पुनरुक्ति (indeed)

• sarvapratyūhanāśanaḥ: destroyer of all impediments
• sarvapratyūhanāśanaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-pratyūha-nāśana (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + प्रत्यूह + नाशन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; बहिर्विशेषणम् (destroyer of all hindrances)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnata Vināyaka / Vighnarāja

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī / Pārvatī (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim path in Prabhāsa: to the north, an elevated Gaṇeśa (Vighnarāja) shrine rises above the landscape, signifying protection and the clearing of impediments.

Characters & Entities

• Vighnarāja (Gaṇeśa)
• Pratyūha (obstacles)
• Dhanu (measure)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching Vighnarāja symbolizes removing impediments—an essential dharmic prerequisite for successful worship and pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A lofty Vighnarāja presence/shrine located north of Uttamasthāna in the Prabhāsakṣetra circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse highlights Vighnarāja’s function as remover of obstacles, implying propitiation before proceeding.