Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तत्रैव संस्थितं पश्येद्विघ्नेशं जलवाससम् । सर्वविघ्नविनाशाय सर्वकार्यप्रसिद्धये

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tatraiva saṃsthitaṃ paśyedvighneśaṃ jalavāsasam | sarvavighnavināśāya sarvakāryaprasiddhaye

Translation

Īśvara phán: Ngay tại đó, hãy chiêm bái Vighneśa, đấng được gọi là Jalavāsa, để mọi chướng ngại đều tiêu trừ và mọi công việc đều thành tựu viên mãn.

Word by Word

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

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• saṃsthitam: situated; standing
• saṃsthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-sthā (धातु) + ta (क्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; vighneśam इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• paśyet: one should see
• paśyet: Kriya (Injunctive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु; √पश्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vighneśam: Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa)
• vighneśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna-īśa (प्रातिपदिक; विघ्न + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• jalavāsasam: wearing water(-like garment); Jalavāsa
• jalavāsasam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jala-vāsas (प्रातिपदिक; जल + वासस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; vighneśam इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• sarvavighnavināśāya: for the destruction of all obstacles
• sarvavighnavināśāya: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-vighna-vināśa (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + विघ्न + विनाश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• sarvakāryaprasiddhaye: for the success of all undertakings
• sarvakāryaprasiddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-kārya-prasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + कार्य + प्रसिद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jalavāsa Vighneśa

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Īśvara) speaks, directing pilgrims to behold Vighneśa called Jalavāsa—Gaṇeśa associated with water—nearby in Prabhāsa; devotees approach a waterside or water-themed shrine, seeking obstacle-removal and success.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vighneśa (Gaṇeśa)
• Jalavāsa
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana and reverence of Gaṇeśa at the sacred site is presented as a dhārmic means to remove impediments and ensure auspicious completion of duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Gaṇeśa presence within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, identified as Jalavāsa Vighneśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paśyet—one should go and behold (take darśana of) Jalavāsa Vighneśa for obstacle-removal and success.