Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

इमं गाणेश्वरं कल्पं विजानन्विजयोऽपि च । तिलकं विधिना कृत्वा जप्त्वा चाष्टोत्तरं शतम्

Transliteration

imaṃ gāṇeśvaraṃ kalpaṃ vijānanvijayo'pi ca | tilakaṃ vidhinā kṛtvā japtvā cāṣṭottaraṃ śatam

Translation

通晓此伽内湿伐罗之仪轨后，毗阇耶亦如是——依法点作额印（tilaka），并持诵（真言）一百零八遍。

Word by Word

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• gāṇeśvaram: pertaining to Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa)
• gāṇeśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gāṇeśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying kalpam)

• kalpam: ritual procedure/kalpa
• kalpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vijānan: knowing/understanding
• vijānan: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√jñā (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी-धात्वर्थ

• vijayaḥ: Vijaya (name) / victory
• vijayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction: and)

• tilakam: tilaka mark
• tilakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tilaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• vidhinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• japtvā: having recited
• japtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction: and)

• aṣṭottaram: (by) one-hundred-and-eight (more than a hundred by eight)
• aṣṭottaram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (aṣṭa+uttara: ‘eight more’, i.e., 108)

• śatam: a hundred (count)
• śatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijaya, having prepared, applies a sacred tilaka and sits in steady posture, counting 108 recitations on a mālā before Gaṇeśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Vijaya
• Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇapati)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right knowledge of procedure (kalpa) joined with correct practice yields reliable spiritual results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; it is a practice-focused verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Apply tilaka according to rule and perform 108 repetitions of the prescribed Gaṇapati mantra.