Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

गकारो हेमरक्ताभो भरद्वाजसमन्वितः । वायुबीजो विनिर्योगं कुर्वतामादिभोगदः

Transliteration

gakāro hemaraktābho bharadvājasamanvitaḥ | vāyubījo viniryogaṃ kurvatāmādibhogadaḥ

Translation

‘ഗ’ അക്ഷരം ഹേമ-രക്താഭ വർണ്ണമുള്ളത്, ഋഷി ഭരദ്വാജനോടു സംയുക്തം. ഇത് വായുതത്ത്വത്തിന്റെ ബീജം; വിധിപൂർവ്വ വിനിയോഗിക്കുന്നവർക്ക് ആദിഭോഗവും സിദ്ധികളും നൽകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• गकारः: the syllable ‘ga’
• गकारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• हेमरक्ताभः: having a golden-red hue
• हेमरक्ताभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमरक्ताभ (प्रातिपदिक); हेम + रक्त + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) गकारस्य

• भरद्वाजसमन्वितः: associated with Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय); सम्+अन्वि (धातु) ; भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); ‘भरद्वाजेन समन्वितः’ (instrumental sense)

• वायुबीजः: the seed (mantra) of Vāyu
• वायुबीजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वायोः बीजः)

• विनिर्योगम्: application/assignment (of the mantra)
• विनिर्योगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनिर्योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कुर्वताम्: of those performing
• कुर्वताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, present active participle) ‘कुर्वत्’; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; ‘of those who do/perform’

• आदिभोगदः: giver of primordial/enjoyments
• आदिभोगदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि + भोग + द (प्रातिपदिक); द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘giver’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) वायुबीजस्य/गकारस्य; समासः (आदीन् भोगान् ददाति)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-sādhaka on a wind-swept path between shrines chants ‘ga’; a golden-red syllable rides the breeze like a banner, energizing the traveler and opening a radiant path of attainments.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power is framed as disciplined practice: benefits arise for those who perform the correct viniyoga rather than mere recitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No distinct tīrtha is named in this verse; it contributes to the chapter’s ritual-knowledge embedded within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The “ga” syllable is taught as the wind-seed associated with Bharadvāja, to be used through proper viniyoga for attaining enjoyments/boons.