Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

चतुर्भुजं त्रिनयनमेकदंतं महोदरम् । पाशांकुशधरं देवं दंतमोदकपात्रकम्

Transliteration

caturbhujaṃ trinayanamekadaṃtaṃ mahodaram | pāśāṃkuśadharaṃ devaṃ daṃtamodakapātrakam

Translation

(Médite) le Dieu aux quatre bras, aux trois yeux, à l’unique défense et au vaste ventre—tenant le lasso et l’aiguillon, et portant aussi la défense et un bol de modakas.

Word by Word

• चतुर्भुजम्: four-armed
• चतुर्भुजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्-भुज (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• त्रिनयनम्: three-eyed
• त्रिनयनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि-नयन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• एकदन्तम्: one-tusked
• एकदन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-दन्त (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• महोदरम्: big-bellied
• महोदरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्-उदर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• पाशाङ्कुशधरम्: holding a noose and a goad
• पाशाङ्कुशधरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाश-अङ्कुश-धर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दन्तमोदकपात्रकम्: with a tusk and a sweet (modaka) bowl/vessel
• दन्तमोदकपात्रकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दन्त-मोदक-पात्रक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ritual-eligible pilgrims/householders

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇeśa with four arms and three eyes, single tusk, large belly; holding noose and goad, plus tusk and modaka bowl; regal yet meditative presence.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Modaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa’s form embodies protection and guidance (noose/goad) together with auspicious nourishment and delight (modakas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a dhyāna verse within Kedārakhaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation on a specific four-armed Gaṇeśa form with listed emblems.