Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 136

Devanagari script

गणाधीशो वयं यावद्यावत्त्रिभुवनं त्विदम् । तावन्नन्द्यादिदे स्थानं नारदस्थापितं सुराः

Transliteration

gaṇādhīśo vayaṃ yāvadyāvattribhuvanaṃ tvidam | tāvannandyādide sthānaṃ nāradasthāpitaṃ surāḥ

Translation

Tant que nous demeurerons les seigneurs des gaṇas de Śiva, tant que ce triple monde subsistera, ainsi longtemps, ô dieux, cette demeure—à commencer par Nandī—établie par Nārada, restera inébranlable.

Word by Word

• गणाधीशः: the lord of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• गणाधीशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गणानाम् अधीशः

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन = Pronoun, Nominative, Plural

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधि) = ‘as long as/until’

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति-बल) = repeated for emphasis

• त्रिभुवनम्: the three worlds
• त्रिभुवनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; द्विगु-समास: त्रीणि भुवनानि

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/विरोधार्थक) = particle ‘but/indeed’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Sambandha (Correlative/संबन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/अवधि) = ‘so long/that long’

• नन्द्यादिदे: in the region beginning with Nandi (Nandī etc.)
• नन्द्यादिदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandi (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन = Masculine, Locative, Singular; समास: नन्द्यादिषु (नन्दि-आदि) इत्यर्थे; पाठे ‘-दे’ = ‘-देशे’ इति संक्षेप/पाठभेदसम्भव

• स्थानम्: place/seat
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• नारदस्थापितम्: established by Nārada
• नारदस्थापितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāpita (कृदन्त, √स्थाप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: नारदेन स्थापितम्

• सुराः: O gods
• सुराः: Sambodhana/Addressed (Vocative sense/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

Gaṇādhiśa (likely Gaṇeśa) or a leader of the gaṇas (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandī-ādi-sthāna (as named in verse)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇa leaders proclaim an oath: the Nandī-beginning abode established by Nārada will stand as long as the three worlds endure; Nandī is shown as the emblematic guardian at the threshold, with Nārada as consecrator.

Characters & Entities

• gaṇas
• Nandī
• Nārada
• surāḥ (gods)
• tribhuvana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred institution connected to Śiva’s gaṇas is proclaimed enduring, highlighting the stability of Śaiva sanctity across cosmic time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘sthāna’ (sacred abode) associated with Nandī and established by Nārada is mentioned, but the geographical name is not provided in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse asserts the lasting status of a sacred seat/abode.