Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

इति संकल्प्य विधिवद्ब्राह्मपूजां समाचरेत् । गुरुं गणपतिं चैव यजेत्सव्यापसव्ययोः

Transliteration

iti saṃkalpya vidhivadbrāhmapūjāṃ samācaret | guruṃ gaṇapatiṃ caiva yajetsavyāpasavyayoḥ

Translation

如是立下誓愿（saṅkalpa）之后，应依仪轨行婆罗门供养（brāhma-pūjā）。亦当礼敬上师与象头神甘尼萨（Gaṇapati）——按次第安置于右侧与左侧而供奉。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक

• संकल्प्य: having resolved/intended
• संकल्प्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-√कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• विधिवत्: according to proper procedure
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (according to rule)

• ब्राह्म-पूजाम्: the Brāhma (Brahmā-related) worship
• ब्राह्म-पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समाचरेत्: should perform
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• गुरुम्: the guru
• गुरुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गणपतिम्: Gaṇapati
• गणपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सव्य-अपसव्ययोः: of/at the right and left (sides/turns)
• सव्य-अपसव्ययोः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अपसव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (द्वन्द्वे), षष्ठी/सप्तमी विभक्ति, द्विवचन (योः); अधिकरण/सम्बन्धार्थे

Speaker

Narratorial/Instructional voice (ritual injunction within the text)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual pavilion with a square maṇḍala; the worshipper sits facing east, performing saṅkalpa; to one side a revered Guru figure is honored, and Gaṇapati is worshipped first with flowers and durvā.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Gaṇapati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual power is grounded in right intention (saṅkalpa) and correct order, honoring Guru and Gaṇapati before proceeding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified; the focus is procedural dharma (pūjā-vidhi).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Make saṅkalpa, perform brāhma-pūjā, and worship Guru and Gaṇapati in their prescribed positions (savya/apasavya).