Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

मदवतं विरूपाक्षमिभवक्त्रसमप्रभम् । ध्रुवं च निश्चलं शांतं तं नमामि विनायकम्

Transliteration

madavataṃ virūpākṣamibhavaktrasamaprabham | dhruvaṃ ca niścalaṃ śāṃtaṃ taṃ namāmi vināyakam

Translation

Le Puissant, tel l’éléphant en rut; l’aux yeux singuliers, rayonnant comme le visage d’un éléphant; ferme, immobile et paisible—à Lui je me prosterne, Vināyaka.

Word by Word

• madavatam: majestic / rutting
• madavatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘-वत्’ प्रत्ययान्त (possessing intoxication/majesty)

• virūpākṣam: odd-eyed
• virūpākṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (विरूपे अक्षिणी यस्य = having strange/uneven eyes)

• ibha-vaktra-sama-prabham: having radiance like an elephant-face
• ibha-vaktra-sama-prabham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ibha (प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (इभवक्त्रस्य समा प्रभा यस्य = having a splendor like an elephant-face)

• dhruvam: steadfast
• dhruvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• niścalam: immovable
• niścalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niś-cala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śāntam: peaceful
• śāntam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक; √śam (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (pacified)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• namāmi: I bow to
• namāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vināyakam: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• vināyakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive (stotra-reciter voice within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional tableau: Vināyaka with elephant-face radiance, calm and immovable like a pillar, receiving a bow from worshipers at a coastal sacred landscape suggestive of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa is invoked not only for power but for inner steadiness—dhruva, niścala, śānta—qualities that make dharmic action successful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya stotra sequence, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a protected and auspicious pilgrimage landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra and stotra-recitation to Vināyaka, emphasizing contemplative remembrance of his stabilizing attributes.