Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तथा दशभुजेष्वेव ह्यायुधानि ब्रवीमि वः । पाशं पस्शुपद्मे च अंकुशं दंतमेव च

Transliteration

tathā daśabhujeṣveva hyāyudhāni bravīmi vaḥ | pāśaṃ pasśupadme ca aṃkuśaṃ daṃtameva ca

Translation

De même, je vous dirai les armes à contempler dans les dix mains de (Gaṇeśa) : le lacet (pāśa), le lotus, l’aiguillon (aṅkuśa) et aussi la défense.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise')

• दश-भुजेषु: in the ten arms
• दश-भुजेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष-समास ('in the ten arms')

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: emphasis/causal nuance)

• आयुधानि: weapons
• आयुधानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ब्रवीमि: I tell/declare
• ब्रवीमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वः: to you/for you
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative 6th/4th), बहुवचन (Plural); एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• पाशम्: noose
• पाशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पशु-पद्मे: in the animal-lotus (name/epithet)
• पशु-पद्मे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक) + पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पशोः पद्मम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अङ्कुशम्: goad
• अङ्कुशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दन्तम्: tusk
• दन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ten-armed Gaṇeśa displayed in a formal dhyāna posture, with the first set of implements enumerated: noose, lotus, goad, and tusk—each clearly visible and symbolically charged.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper worship begins with precise dhyāna—visualizing the deity’s attributes to steady the mind and invite grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage sits within Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred landscape), though this verse itself focuses on Gaṇeśa-dhyāna rather than a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dhyāna instruction: contemplate Gaṇeśa’s ten hands holding specific implements (noose, lotus, goad, tusk).