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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

एवं हि स्थितोदेवस्तत्र चक्रधरः प्रिये । दंडपाणिश्च भगवान्मम रूपी गणेश्वरः

evaṃ hi sthitodevastatra cakradharaḥ priye | daṃḍapāṇiśca bhagavānmama rūpī gaṇeśvaraḥ

“Demikianlah, wahai kekasih, di sana Tuhan sebagai Cakradhara tetap berdiri; dan di sana juga ada Daṇḍapāṇi—Gaṇeśvara yang diberkati—yang merupakan wujudku sendiri.”

evamthus
evam:
Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (एवम् अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (हि अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic/causal particle)
sthitaḥstood; remained
sthitaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootsthā (स्था धातु) → sthita (स्थित कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
devaḥthe god
devaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (तत्र अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (there)
cakra-dharaḥthe discus-bearer
cakra-dharaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootcakra (चक्र) + dhara (धर)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (‘discus-bearer’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
priyeO dear (one)
priye:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootpriyā/priya (प्रिय प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (प्रियॆ = ‘O dear one’)
daṃḍa-pāṇiḥthe staff-holder
daṃḍa-pāṇiḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaṃḍa (दण्ड) + pāṇi (पाणि)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (‘staff-in-hand’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (च अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय
bhagavānthe Blessed Lord
bhagavān:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (भगवत् प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
mamamy
mama:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
Formषष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
rūpīhaving the form (of)
rūpī:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootrūpin (रूपिन् प्रातिपदिक)
Formविशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (भवति/अस्ति इत्यर्थे)
gaṇa-īśvaraḥGaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa)
gaṇa-īśvaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgaṇa (गण) + īśvara (ईश्वर)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (‘lord of the gaṇas’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Viṣṇu (contextual continuation from preceding verse)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Cakradhara–Daṇḍapāṇi sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Scene: Two adjacent icons: Cakradhara standing with discus, and Daṇḍapāṇi Gaṇeśvara holding a staff, both installed as guardians of the Prabhāsa precinct; devotees move between them.

C
Cakradhara (Viṣṇu)
D
Daṇḍapāṇi
G
Gaṇeśvara

FAQs

Sacred places often hold multiple divine manifestations; honoring them together supports wholeness in devotion rather than sectarian division.

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Cakradhara and Daṇḍapāṇi are described as abiding presences.

Implicitly, worship of both forms is encouraged; explicit timings and methods appear in subsequent verses.