Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 136

Devanagari script

गणाधीशो वयं यावद्यावत्त्रिभुवनं त्विदम् । तावन्नन्द्यादिदे स्थानं नारदस्थापितं सुराः

Transliteration

gaṇādhīśo vayaṃ yāvadyāvattribhuvanaṃ tvidam | tāvannandyādide sthānaṃ nāradasthāpitaṃ surāḥ

Translation

Selama kami tetap menjadi para penguasa gaṇa Śiva, selama tiga alam ini masih bertahan, selama itulah tempat suci ini—bermula dengan Nandī—yang ditegakkan oleh Nārada, wahai para dewa, akan berdiri teguh.

Word by Word

• गणाधीशः: the lord of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• गणाधीशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: गणानाम् अधीशः

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, बहुवचन = Pronoun, Nominative, Plural

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधि) = ‘as long as/until’

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति-बल) = repeated for emphasis

• त्रिभुवनम्: the three worlds
• त्रिभुवनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; द्विगु-समास: त्रीणि भुवनानि

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/विरोधार्थक) = particle ‘but/indeed’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• तावत्: so long
• तावत्: Sambandha (Correlative/संबन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/अवधि) = ‘so long/that long’

• नन्द्यादिदे: in the region beginning with Nandi (Nandī etc.)
• नन्द्यादिदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandi (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन = Masculine, Locative, Singular; समास: नन्द्यादिषु (नन्दि-आदि) इत्यर्थे; पाठे ‘-दे’ = ‘-देशे’ इति संक्षेप/पाठभेदसम्भव

• स्थानम्: place/seat
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• नारदस्थापितम्: established by Nārada
• नारदस्थापितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक) + sthāpita (कृदन्त, √स्थाप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन = Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: नारदेन स्थापितम्

• सुराः: O gods
• सुराः: Sambodhana/Addressed (Vocative sense/सम्बोधनार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन = Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

Gaṇādhiśa (likely Gaṇeśa) or a leader of the gaṇas (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nandī-ādi-sthāna (as named in verse)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇa leaders proclaim an oath: the Nandī-beginning abode established by Nārada will stand as long as the three worlds endure; Nandī is shown as the emblematic guardian at the threshold, with Nārada as consecrator.

Characters & Entities

• gaṇas
• Nandī
• Nārada
• surāḥ (gods)
• tribhuvana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred institution connected to Śiva’s gaṇas is proclaimed enduring, highlighting the stability of Śaiva sanctity across cosmic time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘sthāna’ (sacred abode) associated with Nandī and established by Nārada is mentioned, but the geographical name is not provided in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse asserts the lasting status of a sacred seat/abode.