Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

रुचिस्तुटिस्तथा नन्दी पुष्पदन्तस्तथोत्कटः । विकटः कण्टकश्चैव हरः केशो विघंटकः

Transliteration

rucistuṭistathā nandī puṣpadantastathotkaṭaḥ | vikaṭaḥ kaṇṭakaścaiva haraḥ keśo vighaṃṭakaḥ

Translation

Da waren Ruci, Tuṭi und auch Nandī, Puṣpadanta sowie Utkaṭa; ebenso Vikaṭa und Kaṇṭaka; ferner (andere) Hara, Keśa und Vighaṃṭaka—allesamt unter den Gaṇas.

Word by Word

• रुचिः: Ruci
• रुचिः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• स्तुतिः: Stuti
• स्तुतिः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (also/likewise)

• नन्दी: Nandī
• नन्दी: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन्/नन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• पुष्पदन्तः: Puṣpadanta
• पुष्पदन्तः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय

• उत्कटः: Utkaṭa
• उत्कटः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• विकटः: Vikaṭa
• विकटः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• कण्टकः: Kaṇṭaka
• कण्टकः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• हरः: Hara
• हरः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• केशः: Keśa
• केशः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• विघंटकः: Vighaṇṭaka
• विघंटकः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघंटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa; not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tableau of distinctive gaṇas—Ruci, Tuṭi, Nandī, Puṣpadanta, Utkaṭa, Vikaṭa, Kaṇṭaka, Hara, Keśa, Vighaṃṭaka—each with characteristic features (bull-banner for Nandī; floral/garland motifs for Puṣpadanta; fierce forms for Utkaṭa/Vikaṭa).

Characters & Entities

• Nandī
• Puṣpadanta
• Ruci
• Tuṭi
• Utkaṭa
• Vikaṭa
• Kaṇṭaka
• Hara
• Keśa
• Vighaṃṭaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

By naming Śiva’s attendants, the text conveys the ordered, living universe around the Lord—devotion includes honoring his divine community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shloka is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, but this verse alone does not specify the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a catalog of gaṇas.