Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 130

Devanagari script

विप्रसंघविनाशाय दक्षिणद्वारसंस्थितः । सिंदूरपुष्पमालाभिः पूजितो गणनायकः

Transliteration

viprasaṃghavināśāya dakṣiṇadvārasaṃsthitaḥ | siṃdūrapuṣpamālābhiḥ pūjito gaṇanāyakaḥ

Translation

برہمنوں کی جماعت کے ہلاک کرنے کے لیے وہ جنوبی دروازے پر قائم تھا؛ گنوں کے نایک (گنیش) کی سندور اور پھولوں کی مالاؤں سے پوجا کی گئی۔

Word by Word

• विप्रसंघविनाशाय: for the destruction of the assembly of Brahmins
• विप्रसंघविनाशाय: Sampradana (Purpose/प्रयोजन-सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक) + विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे दत्तिविभक्तिः (for the purpose of)

• दक्षिणद्वारसंस्थितः: situated at the southern gate
• दक्षिणद्वारसंस्थितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त; √स्था धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘स्थितः’ = having stood/being placed

• सिंदूरपुष्पमालाभिः: with garlands of vermilion-flowers
• सिंदूरपुष्पमालाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंदूर (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करणविभक्तिः (instrumental: by/with)

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = worshipped

• गणनायकः: the leader of the gaṇas (Gaṇeśa)
• गणनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (descriptive narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a southern gateway stands Gaṇanāyaka, marked with bright vermilion, adorned with thick flower garlands; pilgrims/priests offer worship in a tense atmosphere of impending harm to the brāhmaṇa community.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanāyaka
• Viprasaṃgha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship can be misdirected when driven by hostility; dharma warns against actions aimed at harming the righteous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific ‘southern gate’ shrine is referenced, but the verse does not name a pan-Indian tīrtha; it is local to the Dharmāraṇya narrative geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with siṃdūra (vermilion) and puṣpa-mālā (flower garlands) is mentioned.