Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

गकारो हेमरक्ताभो भरद्वाजसमन्वितः । वायुबीजो विनिर्योगं कुर्वतामादिभोगदः

Transliteration

gakāro hemaraktābho bharadvājasamanvitaḥ | vāyubījo viniryogaṃ kurvatāmādibhogadaḥ

Translation

المقطع «گا» ذو لمعانٍ ذهبيٍّ مائلٍ إلى الحمرة، مرتبطٌ ببهرَدڤاجا، وهو بذرة مبدأ الريح. ومن يُجريه في توظيفه الطقسي الصحيح نال به اللذّات والإنجازات الأولى.

Word by Word

• गकारः: the syllable ‘ga’
• गकारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हेमरक्ताभः: having a golden-red hue
• हेमरक्ताभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमरक्ताभ (प्रातिपदिक); हेम + रक्त + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) गकारस्य

• भरद्वाजसमन्वितः: associated with Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय); सम्+अन्वि (धातु) ; भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); ‘भरद्वाजेन समन्वितः’ (instrumental sense)

• वायुबीजः: the seed (mantra) of Vāyu
• वायुबीजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वायोः बीजः)

• विनिर्योगम्: application/assignment (of the mantra)
• विनिर्योगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनिर्योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कुर्वताम्: of those performing
• कुर्वताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, present active participle) ‘कुर्वत्’; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; ‘of those who do/perform’

• आदिभोगदः: giver of primordial/enjoyments
• आदिभोगदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि + भोग + द (प्रातिपदिक); द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘giver’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) वायुबीजस्य/गकारस्य; समासः (आदीन् भोगान् ददाति)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-sādhaka on a wind-swept path between shrines chants ‘ga’; a golden-red syllable rides the breeze like a banner, energizing the traveler and opening a radiant path of attainments.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power is framed as disciplined practice: benefits arise for those who perform the correct viniyoga rather than mere recitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No distinct tīrtha is named in this verse; it contributes to the chapter’s ritual-knowledge embedded within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The “ga” syllable is taught as the wind-seed associated with Bharadvāja, to be used through proper viniyoga for attaining enjoyments/boons.