Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

तत्र दक्षिणभागे तु स्वयं भूतविनायकम् । प्रथमं पूजयेद्देवि यदीच्छेत्सिद्धिमात्मनः

Transliteration

tatra dakṣiṇabhāge tu svayaṃ bhūtavināyakam | prathamaṃ pūjayeddevi yadīcchetsiddhimātmanaḥ

Translation

在那里，于南方一隅，应先礼拜亲自显现的“部多毗那耶迦”(Bhūtavināyaka)；噢女神，若欲自得成就与圆满，当如是行。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• दक्षिणभागे: in the southern part
• दक्षिणभागे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—दक्षिणः भागः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• स्वयम्: oneself; personally
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), आत्मार्थक

• भूतविनायकम्: Bhūtavināyaka (Gaṇeśa), leader of beings
• भूतविनायकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—भूतानां विनायकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन-आकारान्त (adverbial accusative)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• इच्छेत्: should desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सिद्धिम्: success; attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhūtavināyaka (within Prabhāsa/Somnatha precincts)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small shrine on the southern side where Bhūtavināyaka is worshipped first; devotees offer durvā and lamps before proceeding to Somnātha’s main sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūtavināyaka
• Gaṇeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Begin sacred undertakings with Gaṇeśa/Bhūtavināyaka worship to secure siddhi and remove impediments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, with a noted presence of Bhūtavināyaka in its southern precinct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Bhūtavināyaka first (prathama-pūjā) before proceeding with other rites.