Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथान्यत्पीतवर्णं च नीलं च शुभलक्षणम् । पिंगलं च तथा शुभ्रं गणेशस्य शुभाननम्

Transliteration

tathānyatpītavarṇaṃ ca nīlaṃ ca śubhalakṣaṇam | piṃgalaṃ ca tathā śubhraṃ gaṇeśasya śubhānanam

Translation

Ebenso ist ein Antlitz gelb; ein anderes blau, mit glückverheißenden Zeichen; ein weiteres pingala, gelblich-braun, und ein weiteres weiß — so sind die heiligen, segensreichen Gesichter Gaṇeśa’s.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/likewise')

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण ('other')

• पीत-वर्णम्: yellow-colored
• पीत-वर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पा 'to drink' → पीत) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('yellow-colored')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नीलम्: blue/dark
• नीलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुभ-लक्षणम्: having auspicious marks
• शुभ-लक्षणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('auspicious-marked')

• पिङ्गलम्: tawny/reddish-brown
• पिङ्गलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise')

• शुभ्रम्: bright white
• शुभ्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गणेशस्य: of Gaṇeśa
• गणेशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभ-आननम्: auspicious face
• शुभ-आननम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास ('auspicious face')

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A five-faced Gaṇeśa where the non-central faces display distinct colors—yellow, blue, tawny, and white—each with auspicious signs, forming a radiant mandala of protection.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Multiple colors and faces signify the deity’s all-encompassing auspicious power and many modes of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it continues the Gaṇeśa dhyāna teaching within the Kedārakhaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dhyāna/visualization detail: contemplate Gaṇeśa’s various faces and their colors as part of worship.