Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

विनायकं पुरस्कृत्य देव देवं कपर्द्दिनम् । एकादश तथा कोट्यो नियुतानि त्रयोदश

Transliteration

vināyakaṃ puraskṛtya deva devaṃ kaparddinam | ekādaśa tathā koṭyo niyutāni trayodaśa

Translation

Vināyaka placé en tête, les Gaṇas servent Kapardin, le Dieu des dieux—au nombre de onze koṭis et treize niyutas.

Word by Word

• विनायकम्: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front / having honored first
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय) + कृ (धातु) → पुरस्कृत्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग; ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), ‘having placed in front/after honoring’

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• कपर्द्दिनम्: Kapardin (Śiva, the matted-haired)
• कपर्द्दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपर्द्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; शिवस्य विशेषण-नाम

• एकादश: eleven
• एकादश: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (संख्याशब्द/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत्/अविकारी प्रयोग; ‘eleven’ (qualifying following count)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक (also/and so)

• कोट्यः: crores
• कोट्यः: Saṅkhyeya (Counted entity/संख्येय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• नियुतानि: niyutas (ten-thousands)
• नियुतानि: Saṅkhyeya (Counted entity/संख्येय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक (ten-thousands)

• त्रयोदश: thirteen
• त्रयोदश: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (संख्याशब्द/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत्/अविकारी प्रयोग; ‘thirteen’ (qualifying count)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devēśī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vināyaka stands at the head of an immense gaṇa multitude, all oriented toward Kapardin (Śiva with matted hair), forming a grand devotional assembly within Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka
• Kapardin (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order is hierarchical and purposeful—Vināyaka leads, and the immeasurable host serves Śiva, showing the grandeur of sacred protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, portrayed as attended by countless Śaiva Gaṇas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes leadership (Vināyaka) and the immense number of attendants.