Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

भक्तिप्रियाय देवाय गणाध्यक्ष नमोस्तु ते । इत्येतैश्च शुभैः स्तोत्रैः स्तूयमानो गणाधिपः । सुप्रीतश्च गणाध्यक्षः तदाऽसौ वाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

bhaktipriyāya devāya gaṇādhyakṣa namostu te | ityetaiśca śubhaiḥ stotraiḥ stūyamāno gaṇādhipaḥ | suprītaśca gaṇādhyakṣaḥ tadā'sau vākyamabravīt

Translation

«السجود لك، أيها الربّ الإلهي المحبوب للبهكتي، يا رئيس الغَنات!» وهكذا، إذ مُدِحَ بهذه التراتيل المباركة، سُرَّ غَنادهِبا، سيّد الغَنات، سرورًا عظيمًا؛ ثم تكلّم غَنادهياكشا بهذه الكلمات.

Word by Word

• bhaktipriyāya: to the devotee-loving (one)
• bhaktipriyāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भक्तेः प्रियः = भक्तिप्रियः)

• devāya: to the god
• devāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• gaṇādhyakṣa: O leader of the gaṇas
• gaṇādhyakṣa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणानाम् अध्यक्षः)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• etaiḥ: by these
• etaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• śubhaiḥ: auspicious
• śubhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (stotraiḥ इति विशेष्य)

• stotraiḥ: with hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• stūyamānaḥ: being praised
• stūyamānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• gaṇādhipaḥ: the lord of the gaṇas
• gaṇādhipaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणानाम् अधिपः)

• suprītaḥ: well-pleased
• suprītaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग) + prīta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गणाध्यक्षः इति विशेष्य)

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• gaṇādhyakṣaḥ: the leader of the gaṇas
• gaṇādhyakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गणानाम् अध्यक्षः)

• tadā: then
• tadā: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• asau: he
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vākyam: a statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; verse introduces Gaṇeśa’s forthcoming speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of devas stand in reverent posture in a forest-kshetra (Dharmāraṇya), hands folded, offering auspicious hymns to Gaṇādhipa; Gaṇeśa, serene and pleased, prepares to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇādhyakṣa (Gaṇeśa)
• Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa)
• Gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere bhakti and auspicious praise draw divine grace; the deity responds when devotion is heartfelt.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest/region) is the setting, where Gaṇeśa’s favor becomes a protective force.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra-stuti (hymnic praise) is highlighted as the devotional act that pleases Gaṇeśa.