Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सुप्रसन्नं गणाध्यक्षं सिद्धिबुद्धिनमस्कृतम् । सिंदूराभं सुरश्रेष्ठं तीव्रांकुशधरं शुभम्

Transliteration

suprasannaṃ gaṇādhyakṣaṃ siddhibuddhinamaskṛtam | siṃdūrābhaṃ suraśreṣṭhaṃ tīvrāṃkuśadharaṃ śubham

Translation

അതിപ്രസന്നനായ ഗണാധ്യക്ഷൻ, സിദ്ധിയും ബുദ്ധിയും നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നവൻ; സിന്ദൂരവർണ്ണൻ, സുരശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ, ശുഭൻ, തീക്ഷ്ണ അങ്കുശധാരി.

Word by Word

• सुप्रसन्नम्: very gracious/pleased
• सुप्रसन्नम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (सु-उपसर्गार्थ) (Neuter Nom/Acc Singular; ‘very pleased’)

• गणाध्यक्षम्: the leader of the gaṇas
• गणाध्यक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + अध्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Masculine Accusative Singular; ‘leader of the gaṇas’)

• सिद्धिबुद्धिनमस्कृतम्: saluted by Siddhi and Buddhi
• सिद्धिबुद्धिनमस्कृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि + बुद्धि + नमस्कृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Neuter Nom/Acc Singular; ‘revered by Siddhi and Buddhi’)

• सिंदूराभम्: vermilion-colored
• सिंदूराभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंदूर + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष (Neuter Nom/Acc Singular; ‘having vermilion-like hue’)

• सुरश्रेष्ठम्: best of the gods
• सुरश्रेष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Masculine Accusative Singular; ‘best among gods’)

• तीव्राङ्कुशधरम्: bearing a sharp goad
• तीव्राङ्कुशधरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र + अङ्कुश + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (Masculine Accusative Singular; ‘bearer of a sharp goad’)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा (2/1), एकवचन; विशेषण (Acc/Nom Singular; adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇādhyakṣa appears serene and gracious, vermilion-hued, honored by Siddhi and Buddhi; he holds a sharp aṅkuśa, radiating auspicious power and calm mastery.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇādhyakṣa (Gaṇeśa)
• Siddhi
• Buddhi
• Aṅkuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇeśa embodies auspiciousness and disciplined guidance (aṅkuśa), granting success (Siddhi) and wisdom (Buddhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha; the verse is a devotional iconographic praise within Dharmāraṇya’s sacred narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit dhyāna-lakṣaṇa for worship: meditate on Gaṇeśa as vermilion-hued, gaṇādhyakṣa, holding the aṅkuśa.