Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

एवं हि स्थितोदेवस्तत्र चक्रधरः प्रिये । दंडपाणिश्च भगवान्मम रूपी गणेश्वरः

Transliteration

evaṃ hi sthitodevastatra cakradharaḥ priye | daṃḍapāṇiśca bhagavānmama rūpī gaṇeśvaraḥ

Translation

ప్రియే, ఈ విధంగా అక్కడ చక్రధర దేవుడు స్థితుడై ఉన్నాడు; అలాగే నా స్వరూపమైన భగవాన్ గణేశ్వరుడు దండపాణి కూడా అక్కడే నిలిచియున్నాడు।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (एवम् अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (हि अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• sthitaḥ: stood; remained
• sthitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु) → sthita (स्थित कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• cakra-dharaḥ: the discus-bearer
• cakra-dharaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (चक्र) + dhara (धर)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘discus-bearer’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• priye: O dear (one)
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā/priya (प्रिय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (प्रियॆ = ‘O dear one’)

• daṃḍa-pāṇiḥ: the staff-holder
• daṃḍa-pāṇiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṃḍa (दण्ड) + pāṇi (पाणि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘staff-in-hand’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (भगवत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rūpī: having the form (of)
• rūpī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpin (रूपिन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (भवति/अस्ति इत्यर्थे)

• gaṇa-īśvaraḥ: Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa)
• gaṇa-īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (गण) + īśvara (ईश्वर)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘lord of the gaṇas’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Viṣṇu (contextual continuation from preceding verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Cakradhara–Daṇḍapāṇi sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

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.

Characters & Entities

• Cakradhara (Viṣṇu)
• Daṇḍapāṇi
• Gaṇeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

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

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

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

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

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