Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

त्र्यक्षं च शूलहस्तं च रक्त नेत्रं वरप्रदम् । अजेयं शंकुकर्णं च प्रचण्डं दंडनायकम् । आयस्कदंडिनं चैव हुतवक्त्रं हुतप्रियम्

Transliteration

tryakṣaṃ ca śūlahastaṃ ca rakta netraṃ varapradam | ajeyaṃ śaṃkukarṇaṃ ca pracaṇḍaṃ daṃḍanāyakam | āyaskadaṃḍinaṃ caiva hutavaktraṃ hutapriyam

Translation

Aux trois yeux, tenant le trident en main, au regard rouge, dispensateur de grâces ; invincible, aux oreilles comme la conque, d’une férocité extrême, chef du châtiment ; portant un bâton de fer, au visage de feu, et cher aux offrandes versées dans le feu sacré.

Word by Word

• tri-akṣam: three-eyed
• tri-akṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रीणाम् अक्ष्णाम् = having three eyes)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śūla-hastam: trident-in-hand
• śūla-hastam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शूलः हस्ते यस्य = having a trident in hand)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• rakta-netram: red-eyed
• rakta-netram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (रक्तं नेत्रं यस्य = red-eyed)

• vara-pradam: boon-giving
• vara-pradam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक; √dā (धातु) + pra उपसर्ग, कृदन्त-प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वरं प्रददाति = giver of boons)

• ajeyam: unconquerable
• ajeyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (निषेध) + jeya (प्रातिपदिक; √ji (धातु) से भाव्य/योग्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (unconquerable)

• śaṃku-karṇam: cone-eared
• śaṃku-karṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṃku (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (शंकुवत् कर्णौ यस्य = having cone-like ears)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pracaṇḍam: very fierce
• pracaṇḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra- (उपसर्ग) + caṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• daṇḍa-nāyakam: lord of punishment
• daṇḍa-nāyakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दण्डस्य नायकः = leader of punishment / wielder of the rod)

• āyaska-daṇḍinam: iron-staffed
• āyaska-daṇḍinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyaska (प्रातिपदिक) + daṇḍin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक (दण्डिन्), द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (आयसः दण्डः यस्य = having an iron staff)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• huta-vaktram: fire-faced
• huta-vaktram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: huta (प्रातिपदिक; √hu (धातु) क्त) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हुतं वह्निः/हविः; हुतस्य वक्त्रं/वक्त्रवत् = fire-faced / having fire as mouth)

• huta-priyam: fond of offerings
• huta-priyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: huta (प्रातिपदिक; √hu क्त) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हुतं प्रियं यस्य = fond of oblations)

Speaker

Deductive (stotra-reciter voice within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce, guardian-like Gaṇapati with three eyes and trident, red eyes blazing; he holds an iron staff as daṇḍa-nāyaka; flames of homa rise before him, with offerings and priests; gaṇa warriors stand as attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇapati (by epithets)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The remover of obstacles is also a guardian of dharma—both compassionate (boon-giving) and formidable (disciplining), ensuring sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The praise belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya stotra context, supporting the sanctity and protection of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Indirectly references Vedic-style offerings (huta, oblations), indicating homa/offerings as pleasing to the deity alongside stotra-recitation.