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

Sa mga planeta, ang ikalimang hangin ay ang Marut na tinatawag na Vivaha. Sa pamamagitan nito, ang gulong ng mga planeta—na nakaugnay kay Dhruva—ay pinaikot upang umikot.

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.