Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

विनायकेन स्कंदेन नंदिना सोमनंदिना । नैगमेयेन शाखेन विशाखेन बलीयसा

Transliteration

vināyakena skaṃdena naṃdinā somanaṃdinā | naigameyena śākhena viśākhena balīyasā

Translation

由毗那夜迦、由军神斯坎达、由难丁与苏摩难丁、由奈伽梅耶、由舍佉，以及由威力无比的毗舍佉——

Word by Word

• विनायकेन: by Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकेन: Karana/सहकर्ता (agent in passive sense / by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्कंदेन: by Skanda
• स्कंदेन: Karana/सहकर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कंद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नंदिना: by Nandin
• नंदिना: Karana/सहकर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सोमनंदिना: by Somanandin
• सोमनंदिना: Karana/सहकर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सोमस्य नन्दी/सोमनन्दी)

• नैगमेयेन: by Naigameya
• नैगमेयेन: Karana/सहकर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैगमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शाखेन: by Śākha
• शाखेन: Karana/सहकर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विशाखेन: by Viśākha
• विशाखेन: Karana/सहकर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बलीयसा: by the mightier one
• बलीयसा: Karana/सहकर्ता (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीयान्त-विशेषण (comparative sense: ‘stronger/mightier’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A catalog of leading gaṇas: Vināyaka, Skanda, Nandin, Somanandin, Naigameya, Śākha, and mighty Viśākha—arrayed as a divine war-host.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka
• Skanda
• Nandin
• Somanandin
• Naigameya
• Śākha
• Viśākha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through a divine community—Śiva’s ecosystem of powers (Gaṇas) acts in concert to protect sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is the overarching sacred setting; the verse lists divine protectors rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.