Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

देवाश्च हर्षमापन्नाः पूजयंति गणाधिपम् । ततो देवा मुदा युक्ताः पुष्पधूपादितर्पणैः

Transliteration

devāśca harṣamāpannāḥ pūjayaṃti gaṇādhipam | tato devā mudā yuktāḥ puṣpadhūpāditarpaṇaiḥ

Translation

ദേവന്മാർ ഹർഷത്തോടെ ഗണാധിപനെ പൂജിച്ചു. തുടർന്ന് ആനന്ദത്തോടെ പുഷ്പം, ധൂപം മുതലായ തർപ്പണാർപ്പണങ്ങൾ സമർപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• हर्षम्: joy
• हर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (हर्ष प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आपन्नाः: having attained / having become
• आपन्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + pad (पद् धातु) → āpanna (क्त कृदन्त, past participle)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; देवाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पूजयन्ति: worship
• पूजयन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• गणाधिपम्: the lord of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• गणाधिपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (गण) + adhipa (अधिप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गणानाम् अधिपः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/कारणार्थक (then/thereupon)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (मुदा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/हेतुवाचक (with joy)

• युक्ताः: endowed / engaged
• युक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (युज् धातु) → yukta (क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; देवाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पुष्पधूपादितर्पणैः: with offerings such as flowers, incense, etc.
• पुष्पधूपादितर्पणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (पुष्प) + dhūpa (धूप) + ādi (आदि) + tarpaṇa (तर्पण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थक समासः (पुष्प-धूप-आदि-तर्पणानि), तैः = by means of offerings like flowers, incense, etc.

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jubilant assembly of devas performs pūjā to Gaṇādhipa with flowers, incense smoke, and libations; the atmosphere is festive yet reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gaṇādhipa (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude completes devotion; worship continues even after receiving assurance and boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship occurs in the Dharmāraṇya context, reinforcing the site as a place of effective pūjā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with upacāras such as flowers (puṣpa) and incense (dhūpa) is explicitly mentioned.