Shloka 56
Battle at Mandara — The Battle at Mandara: Vinayaka, Nandin, and Skanda Rout the Daitya Hosts
तस्मिन् निवृत्ते गणपे पट्टिशाग्रकरे तदा कार्त्तस्वरो निववृते गदामादाय नारद
tasmin nivṛtte gaṇape paṭṭiśāgrakare tadā kārttasvaro nivavṛte gadāmādāya nārada
हे नारद, तस्मिन् पट्टिशाग्रकरे गणपे निवृत्ते, कार्त्तस्वरोऽपि गदामादाय निववृते।
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FAQs
In battle passages of the Andhaka cycle, ‘gaṇapa’ often functions as a title meaning ‘commander/leader of the gaṇas.’ It may or may not denote the deity Gaṇeśa specifically; the verse context emphasizes role (leader wielding a paṭṭiśa) rather than iconography.
Paṭṭiśa is a heavy bladed weapon (battle-axe/halberd). Purāṇic battle narration frequently marks combatants by signature weapons to track turns in the fight; here it signals the gaṇa-leader’s readiness even while withdrawing.
No. This is a pure yuddha-varṇana unit; unlike the Saromāhātmya and other geographic sections, it contains no named rivers, forests, lakes, or pilgrimage sites.