Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

विनायकं समुद्दिश्य पुरः कुण्डे करात्मके । चतुरस्रे योनियुते मेखलाभिर्विभूषिते

Transliteration

vināyakaṃ samuddiśya puraḥ kuṇḍe karātmake | caturasre yoniyute mekhalābhirvibhūṣite

Translation

En orientant le rite vers Vināyaka, qu’on l’accomplisse dans le foyer sacrificiel placé devant, façonné selon la juste mesure : de forme carrée, muni d’une base yoni, et orné des ceintures tracées (mekhalā) qui l’enserrent.

Word by Word

• विनायकम्: Vinayaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समुद्दिश्य: having invoked/with reference to
• समुद्दिश्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + उद् + √दिश् (दिश्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having addressed/aimed at’

• पुरः: in front
• पुरः: Avyaya (Directional/स्थानसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/preposition-like)

• कुण्डे: in the fire-pit
• कुण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कर-आत्मके: having the form of a hand (hand-shaped)
• कर-आत्मके: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—करः आत्मा यस्य/कररूपः (तत्पुरुष)

• चतुरस्रे: in/with a square (shape)
• चतुरस्रे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुरस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• योनि-युते: provided with a yoni (base/altar-mark)
• योनि-युते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √यु (युज्) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—योन्या युतम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• मेखलाभिः: with girdles/bands
• मेखलाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेखला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विभूषिते: adorned
• विभूषिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + √भूष् (भूष्) (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘adorned’

Speaker

Deductively: a Purāṇic narrator/instructor addressing a king (technical homa-vidhi)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (broad setting)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A square fire-pit in front of the altar, with a yoni-base and concentric mekhalā lines; offerings ready; Vināyaka invoked as the presiding deity of the homa.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• kuṇḍa (fire-pit)
• yoni
• mekhalā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual form (geometry and order) expresses inner discipline; dedicating it to Vināyaka seeks unobstructed dhārmic success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda-kṣetra setting frames this Vināyaka-śānti procedure as part of the region’s sacred dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Construct/use a square homa-kuṇḍa in front, equipped with a yoni-base and mekhalā markings, dedicated to Vināyaka.