Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

एवं स गणतां प्राप्तो देवदेवस्य शूलिनः । विश्वास्यः सर्वकृत्येषु तत्परं समपद्यत

Transliteration

evaṃ sa gaṇatāṃ prāpto devadevasya śūlinaḥ | viśvāsyaḥ sarvakṛtyeṣu tatparaṃ samapadyata

Translation

So erlangte er die Gaṇa-Würde beim Gott der Götter, dem Dreizackträger, wurde in allen Pflichten vertrauenswürdig und widmete sich ganz diesem Dienst.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom. sg.)

• गणताम्: the status of a gaṇa (attendant)
• गणताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Fem., Acc. sg.)

• प्राप्तः: having attained
• प्राप्तः: Kriyā (Predicate/“having attained”)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom. sg.)

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव (प्रातिपदिक; देव + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Gen. sg.); कर्मधारयः (“devaḥ eva devaḥ”)

• शूलिनः: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Gen. sg.)

• विश्वास्यः: trustworthy
• विश्वास्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वास्य (प्रातिपदिक; √विश्वस् + यत्/ण्यत्-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom. sg.); योग्यतावाचक (fit to be trusted)

• सर्वकृत्येषु: in all tasks
• सर्वकृत्येषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वकृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + कृत्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neut., Loc. pl.); तत्पुरुषः (all duties)

• तत्परम्: devotion to that; intentness
• तत्परम्: Karma (Object/complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक; तत् + पर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neut., Acc. sg.); तत्पुरुषः (“in that devoted”)

• समपद्यत: he obtained; he came to
• समपद्यत: Kriyā (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √पद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperfect/past, 3rd person sg.)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlin-Maheśvara sthala (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee is formally accepted into Śiva’s gaṇas; Śiva as Śūlin grants trust and assigns sacred duties; attendants stand in reverent formation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śūlin)
• Gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual elevation is validated by steadfast service and reliability in dharmic duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the setting remains the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the fruit of devotion—gaṇatva and dedicated service.