Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततो नियुक्तो देवेशि यायिनां विघ्ननाशनः

Transliteration

tato niyukto deveśi yāyināṃ vighnanāśanaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, ô Dame du Seigneur, le Destructeur des Obstacles (Vighnanāśana) fut établi ici afin de dissiper les entraves des voyageurs et des pèlerins.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantarya (Sequence/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय; tad-तस्मात्)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः इति (thereupon/then)

• niyuktaḥ: appointed; assigned
• niyuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj युजँ योगे-कर्मणि क्त, उपसर्गः नि-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्तार्थः ‘नियोजितः/appointed’

• deveśi: O lady of the gods
• deveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yāyinām: of travelers
• yāyinām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāyin (प्रातिपदिक; √yā या प्रापणे/गत्यर्थे + इन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘यातृ/यात्री’

• vighna-nāśanaḥ: remover of obstacles
• vighna-nāśanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक; √naś नशँ अदर्शने/नाशे + ल्युट्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘विघ्नानां नाशनः’)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Vighna-nāśaka Vināyaka

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stream of pilgrims moves along Prabhāsa’s sacred roads; above the path or at a gateway shrine, Vighneśa radiates protective power, dissolving dark knot-like obstacles into light as travelers proceed safely.

Characters & Entities

• Vighnanāśana (Gaṇeśa)
• Deveśī (Pārvatī)
• Pilgrims/Travelers (yāyins)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is supported by divine protection; the Lord of Obstacles also becomes the remover of obstacles for the sincere seeker.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Vighnanāśana is stationed for the welfare of pilgrims.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse establishes Gaṇeśa’s protective role for those undertaking journeys to the kṣetra.