Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता गणेशेन प्रजापतिपुरःसराः

Transliteration

evamuktā gaṇeśena prajāpatipuraḥsarāḥ

Translation

Ainsi interpellés par le noble chef des Gaṇa, ceux qui avaient Prajāpati (Dakṣa) à leur tête répondirent.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb): 'thus'

• उक्ताः: addressed, spoken to
• उक्ताः: Karta (as predicate to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु))
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि-सम्बन्धे 'they, having been addressed'

• गणेशेन: by Gaṇeśa
• गणेशेन: Kartṛ (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• प्रजापति: Prajāpati
• प्रजापति: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासाङ्ग; समासः प्रजायाः पतिः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• पुरःसराः: those led by/with as leaders; foremost ones
• पुरःसराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरः-सर (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √सृ (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव-पूर्वपद 'पुरः' + 'सर' = 'going in front', अर्थे 'leaders/foremost'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta tradition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇeśa or a gaṇa-nāyaka addresses an assembly; Prajāpati (Dakṣa) stands at the head of a group, poised to respond.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa (gaṇa leader, not Gaṇapati)
• Prajāpati (Dakṣa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Turning points in dharma often come through direct admonition, after which leaders must answer for their choices.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition to the reply.