Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

गजास्यं संस्मरेदादौ तत ईशं सहांबया । श्रीरंगं श्रीसमेतं तु ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम्

Transliteration

gajāsyaṃ saṃsmaredādau tata īśaṃ sahāṃbayā | śrīraṃgaṃ śrīsametaṃ tu brahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam

Translation

في البدء ليتذكّر المرء «غَجاسْيَ» (غانيشا)؛ ثم «إيشا» (شيفا) مع الأم أمبا؛ ثم «شري رَنْغا» (فيشنو) متحدًا مع شري؛ ثم برهما المولود من اللوتس.

Word by Word

• gajāsyaṃ: Gajāsya (Gaṇeśa)
• gajāsyaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja + āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (गज इव आस्यम् यस्य—गजास्यः)

• saṃsmaret: should remember
• saṃsmaret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√smṛ (स्मृ) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ādau: at first
• ādau: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचनम् (at the beginning)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Sequence/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रमवाचक)

• īśam: Īśa (Śiva)
• īśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह/साकम्—‘with’)

• ambayā: with Ambā (Pārvatī)
• ambayā: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/सह), एकवचनम्

• śrīraṃgam: Śrīraṅga (Viṣṇu)
• śrīraṃgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + raṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः रङ्गः/श्रीरङ्गः)

• śrī-sametam: accompanied by Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śrī-sametam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī + sameta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रियासमेतः) विशेषणम् (श्रीरङ्गम्)

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/विरोधार्थक)

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• kamalodbhavam: lotus-born
• kamalodbhavam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कमलात् उद्भवः) विशेषणम् (ब्रह्माणम्)

Speaker

Deductive: a Dharma-instructor voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (narrative speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīraṅga (Śrīraṅgam) (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A four-part devotional tableau: Gaṇeśa first (gajāsya), then Śiva with Ambā, then Śrīraṅga with Śrī, then lotus-born Brahmā—arranged as a mandala around a devotee performing morning remembrance.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa (Gajāsya)
• Śiva (Īśa)
• Ambā (Pārvatī)
• Viṣṇu (Śrīraṅga)
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Brahmā (Kamalodbhava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Begin the day by aligning the mind with the divine—starting with Gaṇeśa for auspiciousness, then honoring Śiva-Śakti, Viṣṇu-Lakṣmī, and Brahmā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is specified; the verse outlines a devotional remembrance sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Smaraṇa (remembrance) of key deities in a stated order as a daily auspicious practice.