Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

वाञ्छितां लभते सिद्धिं विघ्नराजप्रसादतः । क्षेत्रस्यास्य महादेवि रक्षार्थं तु मया पुरा

Transliteration

vāñchitāṃ labhate siddhiṃ vighnarājaprasādataḥ | kṣetrasyāsya mahādevi rakṣārthaṃ tu mayā purā

Translation

By the grace of Vighnarāja one attains the fulfillment one desires. And, O great Goddess, long ago I appointed him for the protection of this sacred kṣetra.

Word by Word

• vāñchitām: the desired (thing)
• vāñchitām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāñchita (प्रातिपदिक; √vāñch इच्छायाम्-कर्मणि क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘इष्ट-वस्तु/अभिलषितम्’ इति अर्थे

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभँ प्राप्तौ)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• siddhim: success; accomplishment
• siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vighnarāja-prasādataḥ: from the grace of Vighnarāja
• vighnarāja-prasādataḥ: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighnarāja (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘विघ्नराजस्य प्रसादः’), तस्मात् (ततः)

• kṣetrasya: of the sacred place/field
• kṣetrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rakṣārtham: for protection
• rakṣārtham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः (‘रक्षायै अर्थः’ = रक्षणार्थम्), प्रयोजनार्थे

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphasis/contrast)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/त्रिलिङ्ग-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• purā: formerly; earlier
• purā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vighnarāja as Prabhāsa-kṣetra-pāla

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda narratively indicates a past divine appointment: Vighnarāja stands as sentinel at the threshold of Prabhāsa, holding pāśa and aṅkuśa, blessing pilgrims; behind him, the sacred precinct and pathways of yātrā unfold.

Characters & Entities

• Vighnarāja (Gaṇeśa)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Kṣetra (Prabhāsa holy region)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace removes obstacles and grants success; holy places are safeguarded by appointed divine guardians.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, protected by Vighnarāja according to this māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The emphasis is on obtaining siddhi through Vighnarāja’s prasāda (grace), implying worship and seeking his favor.