Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि मंत्रं गणपतेः परम्

Transliteration

athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi maṃtraṃ gaṇapateḥ param

Translation

ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ ഗണപതിയുടെ പരമമന്ത്രം പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• atha: now/then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (आरम्भार्थक)

• ataḥ: thereafter/therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (Therefore/then/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (हेतौ/अनन्तरार्थे)

• saṃpravakṣyāmi: I shall explain
• saṃpravakṣyāmi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vac (प्र-वच् धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्कालः), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• maṃtram: the mantra
• maṃtram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• gaṇapateḥ: of Gaṇapati
• gaṇapateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇapati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन

• param: supreme
• param: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (maṃtram इत्यस्य)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced); introducing the mantra-teaching

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Practitioner/audience within the narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-figure raises a hand in instruction, about to utter the supreme Gaṇapati mantra; listeners sit attentive, palms joined; a subtle Gaṇeśa presence is felt behind the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇapati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gaṇapati-mantra is presented as a foremost aid for success and the removal of obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No location is specified; the emphasis is on mantra revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A formal introduction to a Gaṇapati mantra teaching (upadeśa) that is to be applied in worship and practice.