Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततोऽहमनया प्रोक्तः सजीवः क्रियतामयम् । पुत्रको मे यथा भावी लोके पूज्य तमो विभो

Transliteration

tato'hamanayā proktaḥ sajīvaḥ kriyatāmayam | putrako me yathā bhāvī loke pūjya tamo vibho

Translation

« Alors elle s’adressa à moi : “Qu’il soit rendu vivant. Qu’il devienne mon fils, et qu’il soit adoré dans le monde, ô Seigneur.” »

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/कालवाचक (then/thereupon)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• anayā: by her/with this (f.)
• anayā: Karana (Agent/instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• proktaḥ: was addressed/told
• proktaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sajīvaḥ: alive/with life
• sajīvaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + jīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• kriyatām: let (it) be made
• kriyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• putrakaḥ: a son (dear son)
• putrakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• me: my/of me
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• yathā: so that/as
• yathā: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/so that)

• bhāvī: will be/shall become
• bhāvī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (future/possibility adjective: ‘to be’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• pūjyaḥ: worthy of worship
• pūjyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (प्रातिपदिक; from pūj ‘to honor’)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/‘to be worshipped’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tam: him/that one
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• u: indeed/and (particle)
• u: Prayojaka-nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: u (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle, emphatic/metrical)

• vibho: O Lord/O mighty one
• vibho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (narrating Gaurī’s request)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (addressed as ‘pārthiva’) within the māhātmya narration

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī petitions Śiva to enliven a form and grant it sonship and world-wide worship; Śiva listens with composed grace, the unformed image poised for animation.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Īśvara (implied by vibho)
• Gaṇeśa/Vināyaka (implied by ayam)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship traditions are portrayed as divinely instituted—Gaṇeśa’s pūjā is grounded in a sacred command and blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse establishes the universal worship of Vināyaka within the chapter’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse authorizes Gaṇeśa’s worship in the world as a divinely sanctioned practice.