Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

डिंडिश्च शेषनागश्च गणाध्यक्षस्तथैव च । स्कंदरेवंततार्क्ष्याश्च तथा कल्माषपक्षिणौ

Transliteration

ḍiṃḍiśca śeṣanāgaśca gaṇādhyakṣastathaiva ca | skaṃdarevaṃtatārkṣyāśca tathā kalmāṣapakṣiṇau

Translation

Auch Ḍiṃḍi, Śeṣanāga und Gaṇādhyakṣa; ebenso Skanda, Revanta und Tārkṣya; und gleicherweise die beiden Vögel namens Kalmāṣa — alle werden in dieser Gefolgschaft angerufen.

Word by Word

• डिंडिः: Ḍiṃḍi (proper name)
• डिंडिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डिंडि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शेषनागः: Śeṣa-nāga (the serpent Śeṣa)
• शेषनागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष + नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गणाध्यक्षः: leader of the gaṇas
• गणाध्यक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (of the gaṇas)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्कंदः: Skanda
• स्कंदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कंद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• रेवंतः: Revanta
• रेवंतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवंत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तार्क्ष्याः: Tārkṣyas (Garudas)
• तार्क्ष्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार्क्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• कल्माषपक्षिणौ: the two Kalmāṣa-birds
• कल्माषपक्षिणौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्माष + पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे (spotted/brown bird)

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual scene where the officiant mentally assembles a luminous retinue: Śeṣanāga coiled like a cosmic couch, Gaṇādhyakṣa among Śiva’s gaṇas, Skanda as youthful commander, Revanta as radiant horseman, Tārkṣya (Garuḍa) with outspread wings, and the twin Kalmāṣa birds hovering as omens/guardians.

Characters & Entities

• Ḍiṃḍi
• Śeṣanāga
• Gaṇādhyakṣa
• Skanda
• Revanta
• Tārkṣya
• Kalmāṣapakṣiṇau
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Sun is revered as a cosmic sovereign surrounded by diverse divine forces—nāgas, gods, and celestial beings—signifying universal governance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred site is referenced; the verse is part of a mantra listing Sūrya’s entourage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The arghya-mantra includes invocation of multiple beings (including Skanda and Revanta) as attendants of Sūrya.