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

O Diyosa ng mga diyos, doon mismo si Rāma, kasama sina Sītā at Lakṣmaṇa, ay taimtim na sumamba kay Vighneśa at natamo ang minimithing layon.

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).