Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ध्यात्वा सरस्वतीं देवीं गणनाथं विनायकम् । राजा दशरथः स्तोत्रं सौरेरिदमथाकरोत्

Transliteration

dhyātvā sarasvatīṃ devīṃ gaṇanāthaṃ vināyakam | rājā daśarathaḥ stotraṃ saureridamathākarot

Translation

దేవి సరస్వతిని, గణనాథ వినాయకుని ధ్యానించి రాజు దశరథుడు అప్పుడు సౌరి (శని)కు ఈ స్తోత్రాన్ని రచించెను.

Word by Word

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated upon
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); अप्पोजिशन (in apposition)

• गणनाथम्: Lord of the gaṇas
• गणनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विनायकम्: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• दशरथः: Daśaratha
• दशरथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेष्य (apposition to rājā)

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सौरेः: of Sauri (the Sun/related deity)
• सौरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• अथ: then
• अथ: Avyaya (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—अनन्तर/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• अकरोत्: made; composed
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Daśaratha sits or stands in contemplative posture, meditating on Sarasvatī and Vināyaka, then begins composing/uttering a hymn to Sauri (Śani).

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Gaṇanātha
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Daśaratha
• Sauri (Śani)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Before sacred speech (stotra), one seeks clarity and obstacle-removal—Sarasvatī for eloquence and Vināyaka for auspicious completion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, within whose Māhātmya the Śani-stotra narrative is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A customary devotional sequence is implied: dhyāna (meditation) on Sarasvatī and Gaṇeśa prior to reciting/composing a stotra.