Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ध्यात्वा सरस्वतीं देवीं गणनाथं विनायकम् । राजा दशरथः स्तोत्रं सौरेरिदमथाकरोत्

Transliteration

dhyātvā sarasvatīṃ devīṃ gaṇanāthaṃ vināyakam | rājā daśarathaḥ stotraṃ saureridamathākarot

Translation

Après avoir médité sur la Déesse Sarasvatī et sur Gaṇanātha Vināyaka, le roi Daśaratha composa ensuite cet hymne en l’honneur de Sauri (Śani).

Word by Word

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated upon
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अप्पोजिशन (in apposition)

• गणनाथम्: Lord of the gaṇas
• गणनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विनायकम्: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• दशरथः: Daśaratha
• दशरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेष्य (apposition to rājā)

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सौरेः: of Sauri (the Sun/related deity)
• सौरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• अथ: then
• अथ: Avyaya (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—अनन्तर/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• अकरोत्: made; composed
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Daśaratha sits or stands in contemplative posture, meditating on Sarasvatī and Vināyaka, then begins composing/uttering a hymn to Sauri (Śani).

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Gaṇanātha
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Daśaratha
• Sauri (Śani)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Before sacred speech (stotra), one seeks clarity and obstacle-removal—Sarasvatī for eloquence and Vināyaka for auspicious completion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, within whose Māhātmya the Śani-stotra narrative is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A customary devotional sequence is implied: dhyāna (meditation) on Sarasvatī and Gaṇeśa prior to reciting/composing a stotra.