Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

यत्र चंद्रमसा देवि समाराध्य गणाधिपम् । लब्धं तद्वांछितं पूर्वं सर्वकुष्ठविनाशनम्

Transliteration

yatra caṃdramasā devi samārādhya gaṇādhipam | labdhaṃ tadvāṃchitaṃ pūrvaṃ sarvakuṣṭhavināśanam

Translation

Ô Déesse, en ce lieu même, jadis le dieu Lune adora Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa) d’une dévotion entière et obtint la grâce désirée : l’anéantissement complet de toute lèpre.

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb)

• caṃdramasā: by the Moon
• caṃdramasā: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdramās (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

• samārādhya: having worshipped
• samārādhya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-rādh (धातु) + lyap (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerund); ‘having worshipped’

• gaṇādhipam: lord of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• gaṇādhipam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa-adhipa (प्रातिपदिक; गण + अधिप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• labdham: was obtained
• labdham: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labh (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘obtained’

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्

• vāṃchitam: desired
• vāṃchitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita (प्रातिपदिक; √vāñch + kta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘desired’

• pūrvam: formerly/earlier
• pūrvam: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (अव्यय/पूर्वम्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/कालवाचक)

• sarvakuṣṭhavināśanam: the destruction of all leprosy/diseases
• sarvakuṣṭhavināśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-kuṣṭha-vināśana (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + कुष्ठ + विनाशन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; फलवाचकं पदम्

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Vināyaka (Gaṇādhipa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Candra (Moon-god) approaches a Vināyaka shrine at Prabhāsa, his body marked by pale affliction; after worship with durvā and modaka, a luminous cooling radiance restores him, symbolized by a clear full-moon glow over the coastal temple.

Characters & Entities

• Candramā (Moon)
• Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa)
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere propitiation of Vighnarāja (Gaṇeśa) removes deep afflictions and grants rightful desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, especially the locale associated with Āśāpūra–Vighnarāja.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights devoted worship (samārādhana) of Gaṇādhipa as the means to obtain the boon of healing.