Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

गजवक्त्रं हि त्वां बाल मामिवोपहसिष्यति । तदागच्छ मया सार्धं या गतिर्मे तवापि सा

Transliteration

gajavaktraṃ hi tvāṃ bāla māmivopahasiṣyati | tadāgaccha mayā sārdhaṃ yā gatirme tavāpi sā

Translation

ഹേ ബാലാ, ഗജവക്ത്രൻ എന്നെ പരിഹസിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ നിന്നെയും തീർച്ചയായും പരിഹസിക്കും. അതിനാൽ എന്റെ കൂടെ വരിക; എന്റെ ഗതി ഏതോ അതേ നിനക്കും ആകട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• gajavaktram: the elephant-faced one (Gaṇeśa)
• gajavaktram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaja (प्रातिपदिक) + vaktra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गजस्य वक्त्रम्)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha/Discourse particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• bāla: O child
• bāla: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• mām: me
• mām: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• iva: like/as
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (Comparator/उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• upahasiṣyati: will mock/laugh at
• upahasiṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa√has (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• tadā: then/at that time
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• āgaccha: come
• āgaccha: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√gam (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• mayā: with me/by me
• mayā: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (Instrument/associate/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• sārdham: together (with)
• sārdham: Sahārtha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb/preposition-like: ‘together with’)

• yā: which (that)
• yā: Viśeṣya (Correlative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• gatiḥ: course/way/destination
• gatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक निपात (particle: also/even)

• sā: that (same)
• sā: Viśeṣaṇa/Correlative (Predicate demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī) (contextual reply within the narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A motherly figure speaks to a child, warning that Gajavaktra will mock him; she urges him to come with her, implying a departure toward ascetic refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Gajavaktra (Gaṇeśa)
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sharing the dharmic path with the righteous protects and uplifts; companionship in virtue overcomes obstacles and ridicule.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on the sacred journey connected to Devī’s tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative guidance about accompanying Devī and accepting a shared spiritual course (gati).