Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

गणानां कोटयस्तिस्रस्तं यदा पर्यवारयन् । वीरबाहुर्वीरभद्रो वीरसेनश्च भृङ्गिराट्

Transliteration

gaṇānāṃ koṭayastisrastaṃ yadā paryavārayan | vīrabāhurvīrabhadro vīrasenaśca bhṛṅgirāṭ

Translation

जब शिवगणों की तीन कोटियाँ उन्हें चारों ओर से घेरकर खड़ी हुईं, तब उनमें वीरबाहु, वीरभद्र, वीरसेन और भृङ्गिराट् भी थे।

Word by Word

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas (attendants)
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• कोटयः: crores
• कोटयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• तिस्रः: three
• तिस्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषणम्

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb: when)

• पर्यवारयन्: surrounded
• पर्यवारयन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-आ-वृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• वीरबाहुः: Vīrabāhu
• वीरबाहुः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर-बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• वीरभद्रः: Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर-भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• वीरसेनः: Vīrasena
• वीरसेनः: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर-सेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• भृङ्गिराट्: Bhṛṅgirāṭ
• भृङ्गिराट्: Karta (Appositive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृङ्गिराट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; गण-नाम (ट्-अन्त)

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a māhātmya-style narration; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast ring of gaṇas—three crores hyperbolically—encircling Śiva on Kailāsa; named leaders (Vīrabāhu, Vīrabhadra, Vīrasena, Bhṛṅgirāṭ) stand prominent with weapons/insignia, forming a protective mandala.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied by gaṇas)
• Vīrabāhu
• Vīrabhadra
• Vīrasena
• Bhṛṅgirāṭ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It emphasizes Śiva’s cosmic sovereignty and protection—his sacred presence is accompanied by innumerable divine forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya flow; the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this single shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) appears in this verse; it is descriptive of Śiva’s attendants.