Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

गंभीरांगी गुणमयी गतातंका गतिप्रिया । गणनाथांबिका गीता गद्यपद्यपरिष्टुता

Transliteration

gaṃbhīrāṃgī guṇamayī gatātaṃkā gatipriyā | gaṇanāthāṃbikā gītā gadyapadyapariṣṭutā

Translation

Tief ist deine Gestalt; aus Tugenden bist du gewoben; die Furcht ist von dir gewichen, und du liebst den rechten Gang der Seele. Mutter des Gaṇanātha, du bist das heilige Lied, gepriesen in Prosa und in Dichtung.

Word by Word

• गंभीरांगी: she of deep/majestic form
• गंभीरांगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्भीर-अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक; अङ्गिन्/अङ्गी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—गम्भीर (deep/solemn) + अङ्गी (having limbs/body)

• गुणमयी: full of virtues
• गुणमयी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण-मयी (प्रातिपदिक; मयट्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘गुण’ (qualities) + ‘मयी’ (full of)

• गताताṅका: free from fear
• गताताṅका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत-अतङ्का (प्रातिपदिक; गम्-धातु से ‘गत’ + अतङ्क)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘गत’ (gone) + ‘अतङ्क’ (fear/terror)

• गतिप्रिया: fond of movement/paths
• गतिप्रिया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गति-प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक; प्रि-धातु से ‘प्रिय’ + टाप्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘गति’ (movement/way) + ‘प्रिया’ (fond of)

• गणनाथांबिका: mother of Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa)
• गणनाथांबिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण-नाथ-अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘गणनाथ’ (lord of the gaṇas = Gaṇeśa) + ‘अम्बिका’ (mother)

• गीता: song; chant
• गीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीता (प्रातिपदिक; गा-धातु से ‘गीत’ + टाप्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘song; that which is sung’

• गद्यपद्यपरिष्टुता: well-praised in prose and verse
• गद्यपद्यपरिष्टुता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गद्य-पद्य-परिष्टुता (प्रातिपदिक; स्तु-धातु से ‘परिष्टुत’ + टाप्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (गद्य + पद्य) + ‘परिष्टुता’ (well-praised)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa) speaking to Agastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (Devī as sadgati-priyā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī with a deep, tranquil gaze sits near a temple courtyard in Kāśī; sages and poets offer manuscripts and garlands; musical notes and verses appear as luminous patterns around her, signifying ‘Gītā’ and praise in prose and poetry.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Devī embodies virtue and fearlessness and guides devotees toward the right gati—spiritual progress aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa; the verse contributes to Kāśī’s atmosphere of stotra, worship, and dharmic guidance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it foregrounds stotra/recitation and singing (gītā) as valid forms of praise.