Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अंगारकचतुर्थ्यां तु पुरा जज्ञे गणेश्वरः । अतएव तु तत्पर्व प्रोक्तं पुण्यसमृद्धये

Transliteration

aṃgārakacaturthyāṃ tu purā jajñe gaṇeśvaraḥ | ataeva tu tatparva proktaṃ puṇyasamṛddhaye

Translation

قدیم زمانے میں اَنگارک چَتُرتھی ہی کے دن گنیشور کا ظہور ہوا؛ اسی لیے اس مقدس پرب کو پُنّیہ کی افزونی اور برکت کے لیے بیان کیا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• अंगारकचतुर्थ्याम्: on the Aṅgāraka-caturthī
• अंगारकचतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंगारक-चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक; अंगारक + चतुर्थी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (feminine, locative singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (perfect, 3rd sg)

• गणेश्वरः: Gaṇeśvara (Lord of the gaṇas)
• गणेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; गण + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• अतएव: therefore
• अतएव: Hetu (Cause-marker/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः + एव (अव्यय-समुदाय)
• Form: हेतुनिर्देशक-अव्ययसमूह (therefore + emphatic)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पर्व: festival day
• पर्व: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter, nominative singular)

• प्रोक्तम्: is proclaimed
• प्रोक्तम्: Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘proclaimed’

• पुण्यसमृद्धये: for the increase of merit
• पुण्यसमृद्धये: Sampradāna (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य-समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; पुण्य + समृद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative singular; ‘for the sake of’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative, typically Skanda to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Kāśī parva)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic ‘birth of Gaṇeśvara’ tableau: divine light, Śiva-Pārvatī presence implied, infant Gaṇeśa with elephant head, attendants (gaṇas), and devotees marking Aṅgāraka Caturthī as a parva with lamps and offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa)
• Aṅgāraka Caturthī
• Parva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred days are rooted in divine events—honoring them aligns one with auspicious beginnings and growing merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching belongs to Kāśī’s Aṅgārakeśvara-focused mahatmya, though this verse highlights the parva’s origin.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of the Aṅgāraka Caturthī parva (especially for puṇya-samṛddhi), implying Gaṇeśa-centered devotion.