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

„Ehrerbietung dir, o göttlicher Herr, der der Bhakti lieb ist, o Aufseher der Gaṇas!“ So wurde Gaṇādhipa, der Herr der Gaṇas, mit diesen glückverheißenden Hymnen gepriesen; hoch erfreut sprach darauf Gaṇādhyakṣa diese Worte.

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.