Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यत्र रामेण देवेशि सीतया लक्ष्मणेन च । समाराध्य च विघ्नेशं प्राप्तं काममभीप्सितम्

Transliteration

yatra rāmeṇa deveśi sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca | samārādhya ca vighneśaṃ prāptaṃ kāmamabhīpsitam

Translation

Wahai Dewi para dewa, di tempat itulah Rāma bersama Sītā dan Lakṣmaṇa memuja Vighneśa dengan sepenuh bhakti, lalu memperoleh tujuan yang dihajati.

Word by Word

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb/देशवाचक)

• rāmeṇa: by Rāma
• rāmeṇa: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• deveśi: O goddess (lady of gods)
• deveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

• sītayā: by Sītā
• sītayā: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sītā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• lakṣmaṇena: by Lakṣmaṇa
• lakṣmaṇena: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

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

• samārādhya: having worshipped
• samārādhya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-rādh (धातु) + lyap (कृत्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूपं कृदन्तम् (gerund/त्वान्त-समकक्ष); ‘having duly worshipped’

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

• vighneśam: Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa)
• vighneśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; विघ्न + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prāptam: was obtained
• prāptam: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘obtained/attained’

• kāmam: desired object/wish
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• abhīpsitam: longed-for
• abhīpsitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-īps (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘wished for’ (kāmaṃ viśeṣayati)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra Vināyaka-sthāna (Vighneśa as kṣetra-pāla)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as Deveśi/Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa stands at a coastal sacred precinct of Prabhāsa, offering flowers and durvā to Vighneśa; the sea breeze, conch-sounds, and nearby tīrtha markers frame the act of worship and the moment of boon-granting.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Sītā
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the greatest exemplars seek Gaṇeśa’s grace first; sincere worship removes obstacles and grants rightful aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Vighneśa/Vighnarāja shrine at Āśāpūra in Prabhāsakṣetra, famed for granting desired outcomes.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samārādhana (proper worship/propitiation) of Vighneśa to obtain one’s abhīpsita-kāma (desired goal).