Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

पश्चिमायां दिशि तथा पुष्पदन्तो विनायकः । उद्धवार्कश्च वै सूर्यः शिवः सत्राजितेश्वरः

Transliteration

paścimāyāṃ diśi tathā puṣpadanto vināyakaḥ | uddhavārkaśca vai sūryaḥ śivaḥ satrājiteśvaraḥ

Translation

പടിഞ്ഞാറ് ദിക്കിൽ—പുഷ്പദന്ത വിനായകൻ, ഉദ്ധവാർക, സ്വയം സൂര്യൻ, കൂടാതെ സത്രാജിതേശ്വരൻ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായ ശിവൻ (വസിക്കുന്നു).

Word by Word

• paścimāyām: in the western (direction)
• paścimāyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; दिक्शब्दस्य विशेषणम्

• diśi: in the direction
• diśi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे

• puṣpa-dantaḥ: Puṣpadanta (name)
• puṣpa-dantaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + danta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (नाम): ‘पुष्प इव दन्तः’/‘पुष्प-दन्त’ (proper name)

• vināyakaḥ: Vināyaka (name/title)
• vināyakaḥ: Apposition (Sāmānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uddhava-arkaḥ: Uddhavārka (name)
• uddhava-arkaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uddhava (प्रातिपदिक) + arka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (नाम): ‘उद्धवः अर्कः’ (proper name)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) अवधान/निश्चयार्थक

• sūryaḥ: the Sun
• sūryaḥ: Apposition (Sāmānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śivaḥ: Śiva (auspicious one)
• śivaḥ: Apposition (Sāmānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• satrājita-īśvaraḥ: Satrājiteśvara (lord named Satrājit)
• satrājita-īśvaraḥ: Apposition (Sāmānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satrājit (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सत्राजितः ईश्वरः’/‘सत्राजितस्य ईश्वरः’ (proper epithet)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satrājiteśvara (within Dvārakā western sector)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Dvārakā’s western edge facing the sea and sunset, Puṣpadanta Vināyaka stands with floral adornment; nearby a radiant Sūrya presence and a Śiva-linga shrine named Satrājiteśvara complete the protective triad.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpadanta Vināyaka
• Uddhavārka
• Sūrya
• Śiva
• Satrājiteśvara
• Paścima (west)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dvārakā is shown as a confluence of major deities—Śiva, Sūrya, and Vināyaka—integrated into the tīrtha’s protective sacred landscape.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā; additionally, the epithet “Satrājiteśvara” points to a Śiva-presence/linga tradition connected to Satrājit within the local sacred memory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated in this verse; it identifies deities associated with the western quarter.