Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

चण्डोनाम गणो देवि तेन चाराधितं पुरा । दिव्याब्दानां सहस्रं तु तेन चण्डेश्वरं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

caṇḍonāma gaṇo devi tena cārādhitaṃ purā | divyābdānāṃ sahasraṃ tu tena caṇḍeśvaraṃ smṛtam

Translation

O Göttin, einst wurde es von einem Gaṇa namens Caṇḍa verehrt. Und seinetwegen wurde es tausend göttliche Jahre lang als „Caṇḍeśvara“ in Erinnerung gehalten.

Word by Word

• चण्डः: Caṇḍa
• चण्डः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — 'named'

• गणः: a gaṇa/attendant
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• आराधितम्: was worshipped
• आराधितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेय (predicate in passive)

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• दिव्याब्दानाम्: of divine years
• दिव्याब्दानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — contrast/emphasis

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• चण्डेश्वरम्: Caṇḍeśvara
• चण्डेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्मृतम्: was remembered/called
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicate)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Caṇḍeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce yet devoted gaṇa named Caṇḍa performs prolonged worship before a radiant liṅga; the place becomes known as Caṇḍeśvara, with celestial time (divyābdas) indicated by cosmic motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍa (gaṇa)
• Caṇḍeśvara
• Bhairaveśvara
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred names are rooted in exemplary worship; devotion leaves a lasting imprint on a place’s identity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhairaveśvara, remembered in earlier tradition as Caṇḍeśvara, in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it records a precedent of ārādhana (propitiatory worship) by the gaṇa Caṇḍa.