Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

अनर्चितो विघ्नकरः सर्वकार्येषु यो नृणाम् । तं नमामि गणाध्यक्षं भीममुग्रमुमासुतम्

Transliteration

anarcito vighnakaraḥ sarvakāryeṣu yo nṛṇām | taṃ namāmi gaṇādhyakṣaṃ bhīmamugramumāsutam

Translation

Đấng mà nếu không được thờ phụng sẽ trở thành kẻ gây chướng ngại trong mọi công việc của loài người—con xin đảnh lễ Ngài, Chúa tể các Gaṇa, đấng đáng sợ và mãnh liệt, con của Umā.

Word by Word

• anarcitaḥ: unworshipped
• anarcitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an- (निषेध) + arcita (प्रातिपदिक; √arc (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नञ्-युक्त (unworshipped)

• vighna-karaḥ: maker of obstacles
• vighna-karaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विघ्नं करोति = obstacle-maker)

• sarva-kāryeṣu: in all undertakings
• sarva-kāryeṣu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (कर्मन्-सम्बद्ध ‘कārya’), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वाणि कार्याणि)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• nṛṇām: of men
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• namāmi: I bow to
• namāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• gaṇa-adhyakṣam: chief of the gaṇas
• gaṇa-adhyakṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (गणानाम् अध्यक्षः = chief of the hosts)

• bhīma-ugra-umāsutam: the terrible, fierce son of Umā
• bhīma-ugra-umāsutam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक) + ugra (प्रातिपदिक) + umā-suta (प्रातिपदिक; umā + suta)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारयः—(भीमश्च उग्रश्च) उमासुतः = the terrible, fierce son of Umā

Speaker

Deductive (stotra-reciter voice within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim about to depart neglects worship and faces symbolic obstacles (storm, broken wheel, confusion); then he bows to Bhīma-Ugra Gaṇeśa, son of Umā, and the path clears—depicting the moral causality of anarcita vs arcita.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇādhyakṣa (Gaṇeśa)
• Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Neglect of the divine order (not worshipping the obstacle-lord) leads to impediments; honoring Gaṇeśa aligns actions with auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, supporting the practice of beginning Prabhāsa-related rites with Gaṇeśa worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (arcana) of Gaṇādhyakṣa prior to undertaking works, to avoid vighnas.