Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तामाह देवीं गिरिशो दृष्टपूर्वास्तु ते त्वया । एते गणा मे क्रीडंति शैलेऽस्मिंस्त्वत्प्रियाः शुभे

Transliteration

tāmāha devīṃ giriśo dṛṣṭapūrvāstu te tvayā | ete gaṇā me krīḍaṃti śaile'smiṃstvatpriyāḥ śubhe

Translation

คีรีศะตรัสแก่พระเทวีว่า “โอ้ผู้เป็นมงคล เจ้าเคยทอดพระเนตรพวกเขามาแล้ว เหล่านี้คือคณะคณาของเรา กำลังเล่นอยู่บนภูเขานี้ เพราะเป็นที่รักของเจ้า”

Word by Word

• ताम्: to her
• ताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative singular

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/आह् (धातु; √अह् ‘कथने’)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person singular

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative singular

• गिरिशः: Giriśa (Lord of the mountain)
• गिरिशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश (प्रातिपदिक; गिरि + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• दृष्टपूर्वाः: seen before
• दृष्टपूर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश् ‘दर्शने’) + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; ‘पूर्वं दृष्टाः’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अन्वयबोधक निपात) — particle ‘but/indeed’

• ते: by you / to you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular ‘of you/for you’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• एते: these
• एते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; गणा इति विशेषण

• गणाः: attendants/hosts
• गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• क्रीडन्ति: play
• क्रीडन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Present indicative, 3rd person plural; परस्मैपद

• शैले: on the mountain
• शैले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular

• त्वत्प्रियाः: dear to you
• त्वत्प्रियाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; ‘त्वत्-प्रिय’ = dear to you

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Vocative singular

Speaker

Śiva (Giriśa/Śaṅkara/Hara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva gestures toward the slopes where gaṇas—varied in form—play, dance, and shout; Devī’s face shifts from wonder to recognition as Śiva reassures her of their familiarity and affection.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Gaṇas
• Mandara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s cosmic household includes Gaṇas who serve and play within divine order; devotion includes recognizing the sacred community around the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mountain setting (Mandara) is the sacred locale implied in the surrounding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse clarifies the identity of the Gaṇas within the narrative.