Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

विवस्वता समेतश्च तैर्गणैः परितो वृतः । योगिनीभिरनूद्यातो गणेशमुपसंस्थितः

Transliteration

vivasvatā sametaśca tairgaṇaiḥ parito vṛtaḥ | yoginībhiranūdyāto gaṇeśamupasaṃsthitaḥ

Translation

他与毗婆斯梵（Vivasvān，太阳神）同行，四面为诸侍从众围绕；又有瑜伽女神众（Yoginī）歌咏赞颂，象头神伽内沙（Gaṇeśa）上前而立，侍候在主前。

Word by Word

• विवस्वता: with Vivasvān (the Sun)
• विवस्वता: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/सहयोगी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवस्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; Instrumental singular (with Vivasvān/the Sun)

• समेतः: accompanied, together
• समेतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) ‘समेत’
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्; agreeing with implied subject; Nominative singular masculine

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• तैः: by/with those
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by/with those)

• गणैः: (with) the attendants/hosts
• गणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• परितः: all around
• परितः: Desha/Adhikaraṇa (देश/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपसर्गसदृश/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) ‘वृत’
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; Nominative singular masculine; ‘surrounded’

• योगिनीभिः: by/with yoginīs
• योगिनीभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• अनूद्यातः: followed/escorted
• अनूद्यातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु-उद्-या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) ‘अनूद्यात’
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘followed/escorted’

• गणेशम्: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; Accusative singular (object of approach)

• उपसंस्थितः: having approached, standing near
• उपसंस्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-सम्-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) ‘उपसंस्थित’
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘having approached/arrived near’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta Kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Kāśī-court scene: Gaṇeśa arrives with Sūrya (Vivasvān) and surrounding gaṇas; yoginīs form a semicircle singing hymns; Śiva’s presence implied as the focal sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Vivasvān (Sūrya)
• Gaṇeśa
• Yoginīs
• Gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True auspiciousness arises when divine powers themselves honor and praise the Lord, modeling reverence and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where the gods assemble in the Lord’s sacred domain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes stuti (praise) and upasthāna (reverent attendance).