Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

गणाध्यक्ष उवाच । तुष्टोऽहं वो सुरा ब्रूत वांछितं च ददामि वः

Transliteration

gaṇādhyakṣa uvāca | tuṣṭo'haṃ vo surā brūta vāṃchitaṃ ca dadāmi vaḥ

Translation

ಗಣಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹೇ ದೇವಗಣೇ! ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ತೃಪ್ತನಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಹೇಳಿರಿ, ನೀವು ಬಯಸಿದುದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ದಯಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Word by Word

• gaṇādhyakṣaḥ: the leader of the gaṇas
• gaṇādhyakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (तुष् धातु) → tuṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vaḥ: of you / your
• vaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• surāḥ: O gods
• surāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन

• brūta: tell (me)
• brūta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• vāṃchitam: the desired (boon/thing)
• vāṃchitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāṃchita (प्रातिपदिक; √vāñch वाञ्छ् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vaḥ: to you
• vaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Gaṇādhyakṣa (Gaṇeśa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇādhyakṣa, visibly pleased, raises a hand in varada-mudrā addressing the assembled devas, inviting them to state their wish.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇādhyakṣa (Gaṇeśa)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine favor follows devotion; when the Lord is pleased, boons and protection naturally arise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the narrative locus where divine guardianship is requested and bestowed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse frames the result of prior praise—boon-bestowal.