Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमस्तेस्तु सुरेशाय गणानां पतये नमः । गजानन नमस्तुभ्यं महादेवाधिदैवत

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namastestu sureśāya gaṇānāṃ pataye namaḥ | gajānana namastubhyaṃ mahādevādhidaivata

Translation

Die Götter sprachen: „Ehrerbietung dir, o Herr der Götter; Ehrerbietung dem Herrn der Gaṇas. O Gajānana, Ehrerbietung dir—du bist die höchste göttliche Macht Mahādevas.“

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Masculine Nominative Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → ऊचुः
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (indeclinable-like usage as salutation)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Genitive Singular; ‘to you/your’ in namas-te idiom)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु) → अस्तु
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 3rd person singular)

• सुरेशाय: to the lord of the gods
• सुरेशाय: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Masculine Dative Singular; ‘to the lord of gods’)

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन (Masculine Genitive Plural)

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन (Masculine Dative Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थ प्रयोग (salutation usage)

• गजानन: O elephant-faced one
• गजानन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (Masculine Vocative Singular; ‘elephant-faced’)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थ प्रयोग (salutation usage)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Dative Singular)

• महादेवाधिदैवत: O presiding deity of Mahādeva
• महादेवाधिदैवत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव + अधिदैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Masculine Vocative Singular; ‘presiding deity over Mahādeva’)

Speaker

Devas

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gaṇeśa (Gajānana, Gaṇapati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gods speak in chorus, hands folded, offering repeated salutations to Gaṇeśa—Lord of gods and gaṇas—acknowledging him as the supreme divine power of Mahādeva.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Sureśa (epithet)
• Gaṇapati/Gaṇeśa
• Gajānana
• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa is honored as the divine authority over the gaṇas and as inseparable from Mahādeva’s sacred power—devotion aligns one with that authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a formal stuti spoken by the devas within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of salutations (namaskāra-mantra style stuti) to Sureśa/Gaṇapati/Gajānana as part of worship.