Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

गजास्यं संस्मरेदादौ तत ईशं सहांबया । श्रीरंगं श्रीसमेतं तु ब्रह्माण्या कमलोद्भवम्

Transliteration

gajāsyaṃ saṃsmaredādau tata īśaṃ sahāṃbayā | śrīraṃgaṃ śrīsametaṃ tu brahmāṇyā kamalodbhavam

Translation

Mula-mula hendaknya mengingat Gajāsya (Gaṇeśa); lalu Īśa (Śiva) bersama Sang Ibu, Ambā. Sesudah itu, ingatlah Śrīraṅga (Viṣṇu) beserta Śrī (Lakṣmī), dan kemudian Brahmā yang lahir dari teratai bersama Brahmāṇī.

Word by Word

• gajāsyaṃ: Gajāsya (Gaṇeśa)
• gajāsyaṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja + āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः: गजस्य आस्यम् यस्य (गजमुखः) — रूढ्या गणेशः; कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-प्रवृत्तिः

• saṃsmaret: should remember
• saṃsmaret: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√smṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ādau: at first
• ādau: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत्; अर्थे ‘प्रथमम्’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक)

• īśaṃ: Īśa (Śiva)
• īśaṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• saha-ambayā: together with Ambā (Pārvatī)
• saha-ambayā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय) + ambā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: ‘सह’ इति अव्यय-योगे तृतीया; अम्बया = स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; अर्थः ‘अम्बया सह’

• śrīraṃgaṃ: Śrīraṅga (Viṣṇu)
• śrīraṃgaṃ: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + raṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः: श्रीरङ्गः (विशेष-नाम)

• śrī-sametaṃ: accompanied by Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śrī-sametaṃ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī + sameta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः: श्रिया समेतः (सह) — विशेषणम् (श्रीरङ्गम्)

• tu: and; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = particle (contrast/emphasis)

• brahmāṇyā: with Brahmāṇī (Sarasvatī)
• brahmāṇyā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; ‘ब्रह्माण्या’ = ब्रह्माण्या सह (सह-योगे तृतीया)

• kamalodbhavam: the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• kamalodbhavam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः: कमलात् उद्भवः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष) — ब्रह्मा

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (smaraṇa-vidhi for pilgrimage acts)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A four-part devotional tableau: Gaṇeśa at the threshold; Śiva with Ambā in embrace of compassion; Viṣṇu as Śrīraṅga reclining with Lakṣmī; Brahmā lotus-born with Sarasvatī—arranged as a sequential garland around a Kāśī pilgrim in prayer.

Characters & Entities

• Gajāsya (Gaṇeśa)
• Īśa (Śiva)
• Ambā (Pārvatī)
• Śrīraṅga (Viṣṇu)
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Kamalodbhava (Brahmā)
• Brahmāṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Begin the day with ordered remembrance of major deities—removing obstacles (Gaṇeśa), grounding in grace (Śiva-Śakti), sustaining dharma (Viṣṇu-Lakṣmī), and honoring creation/knowledge (Brahmā-Brahmāṇī).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

While no single shrine is named, the practice is framed within Kāśī’s sacred daily discipline (Kāśīkhaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of Gaṇeśa, Śiva with Ambā, Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī, and Brahmā with his consort.