Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

त्वया पूर्वेण वपुषा देवानां कार्यसिद्धये । गजरूपं समास्थाय त्रासिताः सर्वदानवाः

Transliteration

tvayā pūrveṇa vapuṣā devānāṃ kāryasiddhaye | gajarūpaṃ samāsthāya trāsitāḥ sarvadānavāḥ

Translation

Autrefois, pour l’accomplissement de l’œuvre des dieux, Tu pris la forme d’un éléphant; et par cette forme, tous les Dānavas furent mis en fuite, saisis de peur.

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• pūrveṇa: former
• pūrveṇa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (with the former/previous)

• vapuṣā: with (your) body/form
• vapuṣā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• kārya-siddhaye: for accomplishing the task
• kārya-siddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सिद्धि), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कार्यस्य सिद्धिः = accomplishment of the task)

• gaja-rūpam: elephant-form
• gaja-rūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गजस्य रूपम् = elephant-form)

• samāsthāya: having assumed
• samāsthāya: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having assumed)

• trāsitāḥ: were terrified
• trāsitāḥ: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tras (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोग (were frightened)

• sarva-dānavāḥ: all the demons
• sarva-dānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वे दानवाः)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet; contextually a Prabhāsa-māhātmya narrator praising Vināyaka (deductively Sūta speaking in a māhātmya frame).

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vināyaka assumes a powerful elephant-form; frightened dānavas scatter while devas look on, their purpose secured.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Devas
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine aid arises when dharma’s work must be fulfilled; Vināyaka removes hostile forces by manifesting the needed form.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a praise-verse recalling Vināyaka’s protective deed.