Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

विषादो यमहा चैव गणो भृंगरिटिस्तथा । अशनी हासकश्चैव चतुःषष्ट्या सहस्रपात्

Transliteration

viṣādo yamahā caiva gaṇo bhṛṃgariṭistathā | aśanī hāsakaścaiva catuḥṣaṣṭyā sahasrapāt

Translation

ヴィシャーダ、ヤマハー、そしてブリンガリティと名づけられたガナもまた来た。アシャニーとハーサカが到来し、サハスラパートは六十四を伴って来た。

Word by Word

• विषादः: (named) Viṣāda
• विषादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यमहा: (named) Yamahā / slayer of Yama
• यमहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम + हन् (धातु) → ह (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (यमं हन्ति इति); कृदन्तः: √हन् + क्विप् (हा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: indeed/just)

• गणः: (named) Gaṇa
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भृंगरिटिः: (named) Bhṛṃgariṭi
• भृंगरिटिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृंग + रिटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भृंगस्य रिटिः)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक/एवमेव (adverb)

• अशनी: (named) Aśanī / thunderbolt
• अशनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हासकः: (named) Hāsaka
• हासकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हासक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle)

• चतुःषष्ट्या: by/with sixty-four
• चतुःषष्ट्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुःषष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (by/with sixty-four)

• सहस्रपात्: (named) Sahasrapāt / thousand-footed
• सहस्रपात्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + पाद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपादर्थे तत्पुरुषः (सहस्रं पादाः यस्य)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Fierce-looking gaṇas arrive—some thunderous (Aśanī), some laughter-bearing (Hāsaka), some death-conquering—accompanied by counted followers; the atmosphere is charged and martial.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣāda
• Yamahā
• Bhṛṅgariṭi
• Aśanī
• Hāsaka
• Sahasrapāt
• Gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The terrifying and protective names of the gaṇas signal that Śiva’s dharma is guarded by forces that overcome fear, obstacles, and even death.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a continuation of the gaṇa list.