Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

महागणपतिं शूरमजितं जयवर्द्धनम् । एकदंतं च द्विदंतं चतुर्दंतं चतुर्भुजम्

Transliteration

mahāgaṇapatiṃ śūramajitaṃ jayavarddhanam | ekadaṃtaṃ ca dvidaṃtaṃ caturdaṃtaṃ caturbhujam

Translation

The great Gaṇapati, Lord of the Gaṇas—heroic, unconquered, increaser of victory—one-tusked, two-tusked, four-tusked, and four-armed.

Word by Word

• महागणपतिम्: the great Gaṇapati
• महागणपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (great Gaṇapati)

• शूरम्: heroic
• शूरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• अजितम्: unconquered
• अजितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• जयवर्द्धनम्: increaser of victory
• जयवर्द्धनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जय + वर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (increaser of victory)

• एकदन्तम्: one-tusked
• एकदन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः—द्विगु (one-tusked)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• द्विदन्तम्: two-tusked
• द्विदन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः—द्विगु (two-tusked)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चतुर्दन्तम्: four-tusked
• चतुर्दन्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः—द्विगु (four-tusked)

• चतुर्भुजम्: four-armed
• चतुर्भुजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular); समासः—द्विगु (four-armed)

Speaker

Deductive (stotra-reciter voice within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Mahāgaṇapati stands or sits in a protective posture, four-armed, with shifting symbolic tusk-forms (eka/dvi/catur-danta) represented as a composite icon or sequential halo-panels; victory banners and gaṇa attendants surround him.

Characters & Entities

• Mahāgaṇapati (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering the deity’s names and forms (nāma-rūpa) is itself worship, invoking courage, victory, and protection from obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya stotra sequence, linking Gaṇapati’s praise to Prabhāsa’s sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti through enumerating epithets and iconographic features of Gaṇapati.