Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तन्मध्यश्चैव माहेशात्समुद्भूतो गणोत्तमः । द्वितीयोऽथ वसन्तोऽभूत्कटिदेशान्महायशाः

Transliteration

tanmadhyaścaiva māheśātsamudbhūto gaṇottamaḥ | dvitīyo'tha vasanto'bhūtkaṭideśānmahāyaśāḥ

Translation

Aus eben diesem Zentrum, aus Maheśa, erhob sich ein vortrefflicher Anführer unter den Gaṇas. Dann offenbarte sich der Zweite — Vasanta, von großem Ruhm — aus der Gegend der Hüfte.

Word by Word

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neut.), षष्ठी (6th case) एकवचन (singular) (समासपूर्वपद)

• मध्यः: middle
• मध्यः: Adhikaraṇa/Source-specifier (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• माहेशात्: from Maheśa (Śiva)
• माहेशात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), पञ्चमी (5th case/ablative), एकवचन (singular)

• समुद्भूतः: arisen, sprung forth
• समुद्भूतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उद्भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भू धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• गणोत्तमः: the best of the gaṇas
• गणोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); समास: गणानां उत्तमः (best among the gaṇas)

• द्वितीयः: second
• द्वितीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक/प्रस्तावक (then/now)

• वसन्तः: Vasanta (name)
• वसन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular)

• अभूत्: became, arose
• अभूत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/Imperfective past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• कटिदेशात्: from the waist-region
• कटिदेशात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), पञ्चमी (5th case/ablative), एकवचन (singular); समास: कट्याः देशः (region of the waist)

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); समास: महत् + यशस् (great-famed)

Speaker

Deductive: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa narrating to sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Śiva-form as cosmic body; from the central region a radiant gaṇa-chief arises; from the waist region manifests Vasanta, personified as a resplendent attendant with spring motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Gaṇa (chief among gaṇas)
• Vasanta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is the source of ordered powers (gaṇas) and auspicious forces (like Vasanta), suggesting that harmony in the sacred realm proceeds from Śiva’s own being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it continues the chapter’s tīrtha-centered glorification through mythic manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription is stated.