Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ग्रहेषु पंचमः सोऽपि विवहो नाम मारुतः । ग्रहचक्रमिदं येन भ्राम्यते ध्रुवसंधितम्

Transliteration

graheṣu paṃcamaḥ so'pi vivaho nāma mārutaḥ | grahacakramidaṃ yena bhrāmyate dhruvasaṃdhitam

Translation

ଗ୍ରହମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପଞ୍ଚମ ବାୟୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ‘ବିବହ’ ନାମକ ମରୁତ। ତାହା ଦ୍ୱାରା ଧ୍ରୁବସହ ସଂଧିତ ଏହି ଗ୍ରହଚକ୍ର ପରିଭ୍ରମଣ କରେ।

Word by Word

• graheṣu: among/in the planets
• graheṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन (Masculine, Locative plural)

• paṃcamaḥ: the fifth
• paṃcamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; ordinal adjective)

• saḥ: he/that one
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular pronoun)

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

• vivahaḥ: Vivaha (name of a wind/force)
• vivahaḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक अव्यय (namely particle)

• mārutaḥ: wind (Maruta)
• mārutaḥ: Karta (Predicate/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• grahacakram: the planetary wheel/cycle
• grahacakram: Karta (Subject of passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc. singular)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Neuter singular pronoun)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Instrumental singular relative pronoun)

• bhrāmyate: revolves
• bhrāmyate: Kriyā (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhram (भ्रम्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (Present indicative, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada)

• dhruvasaṃdhitam: joined/connected to Dhruva
• dhruvasaṃdhitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃdhita (कृदन्त, क्त; √dhā/√dhā? here √dhā/√dhā? actually √dhā (धा) with सम् + धा → संधित/संधित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—'ध्रुवे संधितम्/ध्रुवेण संधितम्' (Neuter singular; PPP used adjectivally)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Graha-cakra (conceptual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand planetary mandala: the graha-cakra revolving as a wheel, tethered to Dhruva, driven by the wind Vivaha.

Characters & Entities

• Vivaha
• Marut
• Graha-cakra
• Dhruva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The universe functions through regulated powers; recognizing this nurtures dharma-minded trust in cosmic law (ṛta).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified; the focus is the planetary sphere within Purāṇic cosmology.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed in this verse.