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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तत्रैव संस्थितं पश्येत्सर्वपातकनाशनम् । घण्टेश्वरमिति ख्यातं देवदानववन्दितम् । पूजितं ह्यृषिभिः सिद्धैर्वांछितार्थफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tatraiva saṃsthitaṃ paśyetsarvapātakanāśanam | ghaṇṭeśvaramiti khyātaṃ devadānavavanditam | pūjitaṃ hyṛṣibhiḥ siddhairvāṃchitārthaphalapradam

Translation

Īśvara dit : «Là même, qu’on contemple Celui qui s’y tient, destructeur de tous les péchés—connu sous le nom de Ghaṇṭeśvara, vénéré par les dieux et les dānavas. Adoré par les ṛṣi et les siddha, il accorde les fruits des buts désirés.»

Word by Word
īśvaraḥĪśvara
īśvaraḥ:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, देशवाचक — Indeclinable, locative adverb
evaindeed, just
eva:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अवधारण-निपात — Indeclinable, emphatic particle
saṃsthitamsituated, established
saṃsthitam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam-sthā (धातु) → saṃsthita (कृदन्त; क्त)
Formभूतकृत् (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular
paśyetshould see
paśyet:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
sarva-pātaka-nāśanamdestroyer of all sins
sarva-pātaka-nāśanam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Multi-member tatpurusha; Neuter, Accusative, Singular
ghaṇṭeśvaramGhaṇṭeśvara
ghaṇṭeśvaram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootghaṇṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive-tatpurusha; Masculine, Accusative, Singular
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (Quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, इत्यर्थक — Indeclinable, quotative
khyātamknown, famed
khyātam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkhyā (धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त; क्त)
Formभूतकृत् (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular
deva-dānava-vanditamworshipped by gods and demons
deva-dānava-vanditam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + vandita (कृदन्त; √vand धातु, क्त)
Formद्वन्द्व-समास (देवाः च दानवाः च) + क्त-कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Dvandva + past participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular
pūjitamworshipped
pūjitam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpūj (धातु) → pūjita (कृदन्त; क्त)
Formभूतकृत् (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, निश्चय/हेतु-निपात — Indeclinable, emphatic/causal particle
ṛṣibhiḥby sages
ṛṣibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (Agent-instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural
siddhaiḥby siddhas
siddhaiḥ:
Karaṇa (Agent-instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsiddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural
vāṃchita-artha-phala-pradamgiver of the fruit of desired aims
vāṃchita-artha-phala-pradam:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvāṃchita (कृदन्त; √vāñch धातु, क्त) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक; √dā धातु, क)
Formबहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Multi-member tatpurusha; Neuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ghaṇṭeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva shrine named Ghaṇṭeśvara: a prominent temple bell (ghaṇṭā) hangs at the entrance; devas and dānavas stand in reverence; ṛṣis and siddhas perform pūjā around a liṅga, with offerings and incense.

Characters & Entities
G
Ghaṇṭeśvara
D
Devas
D
Dānavas
Ṛ
Ṛṣis
S
Siddhas

FAQs

A tīrtha-deity’s darśana and pūjā are portrayed as both purifying (sin-destroying) and goal-fulfilling when approached with devotion.

Ghaṇṭeśvara in the Prabhāsakṣetra sacred circuit.

Darśana (beholding) and pūjā (worship) of Ghaṇṭeśvara.

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