Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

शिवः पत्रेषु वसति फले गणपतिस्तथा । गंगापतिस्त्वचायां तु मज्जायां भगवा न्भवः

Transliteration

śivaḥ patreṣu vasati phale gaṇapatistathā | gaṃgāpatistvacāyāṃ tu majjāyāṃ bhagavā nbhavaḥ

Translation

Śiva demeure dans ses feuilles, et dans son fruit aussi Gaṇapati. Dans son écorce réside le Seigneur du Gaṅgā, et dans sa moelle intérieure se tient Bhagavān Bhava.

Word by Word

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पत्रेषु: in the leaves
• पत्रेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• वसति: dwells
• वसति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• फले: in the fruit
• फले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• गणपतिः: Gaṇapati
• गणपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gaṇānāṃ patiḥ)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (indeclinable; “likewise/also”)

• गङ्गापतिः: lord of Gaṅgā
• गङ्गापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gaṅgāyāḥ patiḥ)

• त्वचायाम्: in the bark/skin
• त्वचायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वचा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle; “but/indeed”)

• मज्जायाम्: in the pith/marrow
• मज्जायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• भगवान्: the blessed lord
• भगवान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Vāṇī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous sacred tree at a tīrtha; Śiva’s presence shimmering in the leaves, Gaṇapati in the fruits, Gaṅgāpati in the bark, and Bhava glowing within the pith—shown as subtle deity-forms emerging from each layer.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Gaṇapati (Gaṇeśa)
• Gaṅgāpati
• Bhava
• Palāśa/Brahmavṛkṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity permeates the natural world; the palāśa is taught as a multi-deity abode, making its reverence a comprehensive act of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The text glorifies the palāśa itself as a sacred support within tīrtha tradition; a specific geographic tīrtha is not named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A theological mapping used in worship: honoring different parts of the tree as seats of Śiva and Gaṇapati, supporting detailed tree-arcana.