Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तत्रैव संस्थितं पश्येत्सर्वपातकनाशनम् । घण्टेश्वरमिति ख्यातं देवदानववन्दितम् । पूजितं ह्यृषिभिः सिद्धैर्वांछितार्थफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tatraiva saṃsthitaṃ paśyetsarvapātakanāśanam | ghaṇṭeśvaramiti khyātaṃ devadānavavanditam | pūjitaṃ hyṛṣibhiḥ siddhairvāṃchitārthaphalapradam

Translation

ఈశ్వరుడు పలికెను—అక్కడనే స్థితుడై, సమస్త పాపాలను నశింపజేయువానిని దర్శించుము; ఆయన ‘ఘంటేశ్వరుడు’ అని ప్రసిద్ధుడు, దేవదానవులచే వందింపబడువాడు. ఋషులు, సిద్ధులు పూజించగా కోరిన అర్థఫలములను ప్రసాదించువాడు.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक — Indeclinable, locative adverb

• eva: indeed, just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात — Indeclinable, emphatic particle

• saṃsthitam: situated, established
• saṃsthitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-sthā (धातु) → saṃsthita (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• paśyet: should see
• paśyet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• sarva-pātaka-nāśanam: destroyer of all sins
• sarva-pātaka-nāśanam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pātaka (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Multi-member tatpurusha; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ghaṇṭeśvaram: Ghaṇṭeśvara
• ghaṇṭeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṇṭā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive-tatpurusha; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यर्थक — Indeclinable, quotative

• khyātam: known, famed
• khyātam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) → khyāta (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• deva-dānava-vanditam: worshipped by gods and demons
• deva-dānava-vanditam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + vandita (कृदन्त; √vand धातु, क्त)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (देवाः च दानवाः च) + क्त-कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Dvandva + past participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• pūjitam: worshipped
• pūjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) → pūjita (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चय/हेतु-निपात — Indeclinable, emphatic/causal particle

• ṛṣibhiḥ: by sages
• ṛṣibhiḥ: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• siddhaiḥ: by siddhas
• siddhaiḥ: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• vāṃchita-artha-phala-pradam: giver of the fruit of desired aims
• vāṃchita-artha-phala-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita (कृदन्त; √vāñch धातु, क्त) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक; √dā धातु, क)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Multi-member tatpurusha; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ghaṇṭeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva shrine named Ghaṇṭeśvara: a prominent temple bell (ghaṇṭā) hangs at the entrance; devas and dānavas stand in reverence; ṛṣis and siddhas perform pūjā around a liṅga, with offerings and incense.

Characters & Entities

• Ghaṇṭeśvara
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Ṛṣis
• Siddhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha-deity’s darśana and pūjā are portrayed as both purifying (sin-destroying) and goal-fulfilling when approached with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ghaṇṭeśvara in the Prabhāsakṣetra sacred circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana (beholding) and pūjā (worship) of Ghaṇṭeśvara.