Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन यात्रा निर्विघ्नहेतवे । आराध्यो गणनाथश्च पुष्पधूपादिभिः सदा

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena yātrā nirvighnahetave | ārādhyo gaṇanāthaśca puṣpadhūpādibhiḥ sadā

Translation

Ainsi, avec tous les efforts, afin que le pèlerinage soit sans obstacles, il faut toujours vénérer Gaṇanātha avec des fleurs, de l’encens et d’autres offrandes.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-शब्दः; हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; (सर्वः प्रयत्नः)

• यात्रा: the pilgrimage/journey
• यात्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• निर्विघ्नहेतवे: for the cause of being obstacle-free
• निर्विघ्नहेतवे: Sampradāna (Purpose/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्विघ्न + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; (निर्विघ्नस्य हेतवे)

• आराध्यः: should be worshipped
• आराध्यः: Vidhi (Obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/य-प्रत्ययान्त (Gerundive/Obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (to be worshipped)

• गणनाथः: Lord of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• गणनाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; (गणानां नाथः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• पुष्पधूपादिभिः: with flowers, incense, and the like
• पुष्पधूपादिभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + धूप + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (flowers, incense, etc.)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra (Gaṇanātha-ārādhana as yātrā-pūrvāṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī) / pilgrims via the narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at Prabhāsa prepare for the yātrā by worshipping Gaṇanātha with garlands and incense; a small shrine or image of Gaṇeśa is foregrounded, with travel bundles and a sacred landscape behind.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanātha
• Yātrā (pilgrimage)
• Puṣpa
• Dhūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Begin sacred undertakings with Gaṇanātha worship so that dharmic journeys proceed without hindrance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaṇanātha/Vināyaka presence in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, recommended as the support for a successful yātrā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular worship of Gaṇanātha using puṣpa (flowers), dhūpa (incense), and related offerings, specifically to secure nirvighna yātrā.