Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

अणिमादिगुणैर्युक्ताः शक्ताः शापप्रसादयोः । सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशास्तत्राजग्मुर्गणेश्वराः

Transliteration

aṇimādiguṇairyuktāḥ śaktāḥ śāpaprasādayoḥ | sūryakoṭipratīkāśāstatrājagmurgaṇeśvarāḥ

Translation

Mit Kräften wie aṇimā und den übrigen Siddhis begabt, fähig zu verfluchen wie auch Gnade zu schenken, kamen die Herren der Gaṇas—strahlend wie zehn Millionen Sonnen—dorthin.

Word by Word

• अणिमादिगुणैः: with the qualities beginning with aṇimā (etc.)
• अणिमादिगुणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणिमा + आदि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—अणिमा-आदि-गुणाः (अणिमादयः गुणाः)

• युक्ताः: endowed, joined
• युक्ताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (शक्ताः/गणेश्वराः)

• शक्ताः: the powerful ones
• शक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• शापप्रसादयोः: of curse and favor
• शापप्रसादयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः—शापश्च प्रसादश्च

• सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशाः: shining like ten million suns
• सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य + कोटि + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—सूर्यकोट्या प्रतीकाशाः (सूर्यकोटिसदृशप्रभाः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (locative adverb)

• आजग्मुः: came, arrived
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• गणेश्वराः: lords of the gaṇas
• गणेश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—गणानाम् ईश्वराः

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing procession of gaṇa-lords arrives, bodies luminous like myriad suns, bearing emblems of Śiva; the air shimmers with supernatural siddhis (aṇimā etc.) and a sense of guarded sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśvaras
• Aṇimā (siddhi)
• Śāpa (curse)
• Prasāda (grace)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power must be integrated with dharma: the gaṇas wield siddhis and authority (curse/boon) as instruments of Śiva’s cosmic justice and compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse highlights qualities (siddhis) and divine authority.