Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

गजास्यं संस्मरेदादौ तत ईशं सहांबया । श्रीरंगं श्रीसमेतं तु ब्रह्माणं कमलोद्भवम्

Transliteration

gajāsyaṃ saṃsmaredādau tata īśaṃ sahāṃbayā | śrīraṃgaṃ śrīsametaṃ tu brahmāṇaṃ kamalodbhavam

Translation

ആദ്യം ഗജാസ്യൻ (ഗണേശൻ)നെ സ്മരിക്കണം; പിന്നെ അംബയോടുകൂടിയ ഈശൻ (ശിവൻ)നെ; തുടർന്ന് ശ്രീയോടുകൂടിയ ശ്രീരംഗൻ (വിഷ്ണു)നെ, കൂടാതെ കമലോദ്ഭവ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ।

Word by Word

• gajāsyaṃ: Gajāsya (Gaṇeśa)
• gajāsyaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja + āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (गज इव आस्यम् यस्य—गजास्यः)

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

• ādau: at first
• ādau: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचनम् (at the beginning)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Sequence/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रमवाचक)

• īśam: Īśa (Śiva)
• īśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह/साकम्—‘with’)

• ambayā: with Ambā (Pārvatī)
• ambayā: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/सह), एकवचनम्

• śrīraṃgam: Śrīraṅga (Viṣṇu)
• śrīraṃgam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + raṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः रङ्गः/श्रीरङ्गः)

• śrī-sametam: accompanied by Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śrī-sametam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī + sameta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रियासमेतः) विशेषणम् (श्रीरङ्गम्)

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/विरोधार्थक)

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• kamalodbhavam: lotus-born
• kamalodbhavam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कमलात् उद्भवः) विशेषणम् (ब्रह्माणम्)

Speaker

Deductive: a Dharma-instructor voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (narrative speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīraṅga (Śrīraṅgam) (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A four-part devotional tableau: Gaṇeśa first (gajāsya), then Śiva with Ambā, then Śrīraṅga with Śrī, then lotus-born Brahmā—arranged as a mandala around a devotee performing morning remembrance.

Characters & Entities

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

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Begin the day by aligning the mind with the divine—starting with Gaṇeśa for auspiciousness, then honoring Śiva-Śakti, Viṣṇu-Lakṣmī, and Brahmā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is specified; the verse outlines a devotional remembrance sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Smaraṇa (remembrance) of key deities in a stated order as a daily auspicious practice.