Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

ये ते गणाश्च विघ्नाश्च ये चान्येऽभ्यधिका भुवि । तेषामपि पतिर्जातः कृतोऽसौ शंभुना तदा

Transliteration

ye te gaṇāśca vighnāśca ye cānye'bhyadhikā bhuvi | teṣāmapi patirjātaḥ kṛto'sau śaṃbhunā tadā

Translation

เหล่าคณะคณาและอุปสรรคทั้งหลาย ตลอดจนผู้อื่นใดที่ทรงฤทธิ์ยิ่งบนแผ่นดิน—เขาก็ได้เป็นเจ้าเหนือพวกนั้นด้วย; ครั้งนั้นพระศัมภูทรงแต่งตั้งเขาเป็นนายเหนือทั้งหมด

Word by Word

• ये: who/which (those)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; निर्देश-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• गणाः: groups/attendants
• गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विघ्नाः: obstacles
• विघ्नाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• अभ्यधिकाः: superior/exceeding
• अभ्यधिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• भुवि: on earth/in the world
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), बहुवचनम्

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

• पतिः: lord/master
• पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• जातः: born/arisen
• जातः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; भावे/कर्मणि प्रयोगः—‘born/has arisen’

• कृतः: made/appointed
• कृतः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; कर्मणि—‘made/appointed’

• असौ: that one (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• शंभुना: by Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śambhu confers authority upon Heramba/Gaṇeśa, with gaṇas and personified obstacles (vighnas) bowing; Himalayan śaiva aura implied.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Gaṇas
• Vighnas
• Gaṇeśa (implied as lord of vighnas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even obstacles are integrated within divine order; by Śiva’s will, Gaṇapati governs both hosts and hindrances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sacred narrative frame (Kedārakhaṇḍa) contextualizes the bestowal of Gaṇapati’s cosmic authority.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription is stated; the verse supports the customary practice of invoking Gaṇeśa before undertakings.