Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

इन्द्रादिलोकपालांश्च दिक्षु सर्वासु भूपते । गणेशपूर्विकाश्चापि मातरश्च विशेषतः

Transliteration

indrādilokapālāṃśca dikṣu sarvāsu bhūpate | gaṇeśapūrvikāścāpi mātaraśca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

王よ、あらゆる方角においてインドラをはじめとするローカパーラ（方位護持神）を招き礼拝せよ。さらに殊に、障碍を除くため先にガネーシャを立て、母神群（マートリカー）を供養すべきである。

Word by Word

• इन्द्रादिलोकपालान्: the world-guardians beginning with Indra
• इन्द्रादिलोकपालान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + आदि + लोकपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सर्वासु: in all
• सर्वासु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (दिक्षु)

• भूपते: O king
• भूपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• गणेशपूर्विकाः: beginning with Gaṇeśa
• गणेशपूर्विकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गणेश + पूर्विका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (मातरः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; inclusion/emphasis)

• मातरः: the Mothers (Mātṛkās)
• मातरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Deductively: a Purāṇic narrator/instructor addressing a king (Arbuda Khaṇḍa ritual instruction context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (broad setting)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: bhūpati (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual circle with offerings placed in the eight directions; small symbolic emblems for Lokapālas; Gaṇeśa honored at the forefront; Mātṛkās represented as a protective semicircle or group near the altar.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Lokapālas
• Gaṇeśa
• Mātṛkās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Begin auspicious rites by honoring cosmic protectors (Lokapālas) and Gaṇeśa, aligning oneself with dharma and removing impediments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda (Mount Abu) sacred region within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Arbuda Khaṇḍa context, where such śānti-rites are taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Directional invocation/worship of Lokapālas and special propitiation of the Mātṛkās with Gaṇeśa placed foremost.