Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 130

Devanagari script

विप्रसंघविनाशाय दक्षिणद्वारसंस्थितः । सिंदूरपुष्पमालाभिः पूजितो गणनायकः

Transliteration

viprasaṃghavināśāya dakṣiṇadvārasaṃsthitaḥ | siṃdūrapuṣpamālābhiḥ pūjito gaṇanāyakaḥ

Translation

Posté à la porte du sud pour l’anéantissement de la communauté des brāhmaṇas, le chef des gaṇas fut adoré avec du sindūra et des guirlandes de fleurs.

Word by Word

• विप्रसंघविनाशाय: for the destruction of the assembly of Brahmins
• विप्रसंघविनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/प्रयोजन-सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे दत्तिविभक्तिः (for the purpose of)

• दक्षिणद्वारसंस्थितः: situated at the southern gate
• दक्षिणद्वारसंस्थितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘स्थितः’ = having stood/being placed

• सिंदूरपुष्पमालाभिः: with garlands of vermilion-flowers
• सिंदूरपुष्पमालाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंदूर (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करणविभक्तिः (instrumental: by/with)

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = worshipped

• गणनायकः: the leader of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• गणनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (descriptive narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a southern gateway stands Gaṇanāyaka, marked with bright vermilion, adorned with thick flower garlands; pilgrims/priests offer worship in a tense atmosphere of impending harm to the brāhmaṇa community.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanāyaka
• Viprasaṃgha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship can be misdirected when driven by hostility; dharma warns against actions aimed at harming the righteous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific ‘southern gate’ shrine is referenced, but the verse does not name a pan-Indian tīrtha; it is local to the Dharmāraṇya narrative geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with siṃdūra (vermilion) and puṣpa-mālā (flower garlands) is mentioned.