Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

मुहूर्तं गणनाथस्य ततः प्रभृति शोभनम्

Transliteration

muhūrtaṃ gaṇanāthasya tataḥ prabhṛti śobhanam

Translation

إن المُهورتا المنسوب إلى غَنَناثا (غانيشا) مُباركٌ؛ ومنذ تلك اللحظة فصاعداً يصير الأمرُ ميموناً.

Word by Word

• मुहूर्तम्: (an auspicious) moment
• मुहूर्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गण-नाथस्य: of Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa)
• गण-नाथस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गणानां नाथः)

• ततः: thereafter; from that
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from that; thereafter)

• प्रभृति: starting from
• प्रभृति: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भवाचक (beginning from)

• शोभनम्: auspicious; excellent
• शोभनम्: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic narration within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa) muhūrta

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright auspicious beginning: Gaṇeśa (Gaṇanātha) seated near the ritual threshold; priest marks the start-time; devotees offer dūrvā and modaka; the scene transitions from uncertainty to radiance as the muhūrta begins.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seeking auspicious beginnings under Gaṇeśa’s lordship supports success and removes obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse concerns auspicious timing under Gaṇanātha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Choose/observe the Gaṇanātha muhūrta as an auspicious starting point for rites.