Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

अणिमादिगुणैर्युक्ताः शक्ताः शापप्रसादयोः । सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशास्तत्राजग्मुर्गणेश्वराः

Transliteration

aṇimādiguṇairyuktāḥ śaktāḥ śāpaprasādayoḥ | sūryakoṭipratīkāśāstatrājagmurgaṇeśvarāḥ

Translation

അണിമാദി സിദ്ധികളാൽ യുക്തരായി, ശാപവും പ്രസാദവും നൽകാൻ സമർത്ഥരായി, കോടി സൂര്യന്മാരുപോലെ ദീപ്തിയുള്ള ഗണേശ്വരന്മാർ അവിടെ എത്തി।

Word by Word

• अणिमादिगुणैः: with the qualities beginning with aṇimā (etc.)
• अणिमादिगुणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अणिमा + आदि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—अणिमा-आदि-गुणाः (अणिमादयः गुणाः)

• युक्ताः: endowed, joined
• युक्ताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (शक्ताः/गणेश्वराः)

• शक्ताः: the powerful ones
• शक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• शापप्रसादयोः: of curse and favor
• शापप्रसादयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः—शापश्च प्रसादश्च

• सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशाः: shining like ten million suns
• सूर्यकोटिप्रतीकाशाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य + कोटि + प्रतीकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—सूर्यकोट्या प्रतीकाशाः (सूर्यकोटिसदृशप्रभाः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (locative adverb)

• आजग्मुः: came, arrived
• आजग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• गणेश्वराः: lords of the gaṇas
• गणेश्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—गणानाम् ईश्वराः

Speaker

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

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing procession of gaṇa-lords arrives, bodies luminous like myriad suns, bearing emblems of Śiva; the air shimmers with supernatural siddhis (aṇimā etc.) and a sense of guarded sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśvaras
• Aṇimā (siddhi)
• Śāpa (curse)
• Prasāda (grace)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power must be integrated with dharma: the gaṇas wield siddhis and authority (curse/boon) as instruments of Śiva’s cosmic justice and compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse highlights qualities (siddhis) and divine authority.