Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

गर्गेणोक्तास्तदा सर्वेषां बलमद्य वै । केंद्रस्थानगताः सर्वे भवतामुत्तमा ग्रहाः

Transliteration

gargeṇoktāstadā sarveṣāṃ balamadya vai | keṃdrasthānagatāḥ sarve bhavatāmuttamā grahāḥ

Translation

แล้วท่านคัรคะกล่าวว่า: “แท้จริงแล้ว วันนี้กำลังเป็นของท่านทั้งหลาย; เพราะดาวเคราะห์อันประเสริฐของพวกท่านล้วนสถิตอยู่ในเคนทรา คือฐานหลักทั้งสี่”

Word by Word

• गर्गेण: by Garga
• गर्गेण: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (कर्तृ), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृकरणम्

• उक्ताः: were told/said
• उक्ताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘(ते) सर्वे’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• बलम्: (is) strength
• बलम्: Kriya-viśeṣya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन-रूप; अत्र विधेय-नाम (predicate nominal) ‘बलम् (अस्ति)’ इत्यर्थे

• अद्य: now/today
• अद्य: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (today/now)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• केन्द्रस्थानगताः: having gone to the central position
• केन्द्रस्थानगताः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केन्द्रस्थान + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘गत’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (केन्द्रस्थाने गताः); ‘ग्रहाः’ इति विशेषणम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ग्रहाः’ इति विशेषणम्

• भवताम्: of you
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; आदरार्थे ‘you (plural)’

• उत्तमाः: excellent/best
• उत्तमाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ग्रहाः’ इति विशेषणम्

• ग्रहाः: planets/seizers
• ग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied dvija audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Garga pronounces a calm verdict; behind him a stylized zodiac wheel shows grahas positioned in the four kendras; devas/asuras listen, the mood shifting from noise to ordered clarity.

Characters & Entities

• Garga
• Grahāḥ (planets)
• Kendra (astrological cardinal positions)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right timing supports right action; dharma includes aligning effort with auspicious order (ṛta) when undertaking great works.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; this is an astrological assurance within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, choosing a favorable muhūrta based on graha-bala (planets in kendras) for undertaking major acts.