Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

जय सर्वग सर्वेश जय सर्वसुराश्रय । जय सर्वजनध्येय जय सर्वाघनाशन

Transliteration

jaya sarvaga sarveśa jaya sarvasurāśraya | jaya sarvajanadhyeya jaya sarvāghanāśana

Translation

«النصر لك يا من تسري في كل مكان؛ النصر لربّ الكل. النصر لملجأ جميع الآلهة؛ النصر لِمَن ينبغي لكل الناس أن يتأمّلوه. النصر لمُبيد كل خطيئة!»

Word by Word

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana-prayoga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार/particle)

• sarvaga: O all-pervading one
• sarvaga: Sambodhana (Epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (√gam धातु + ड/अण्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वत्र गच्छति/व्याप्नोति इति = 'all-pervading'

• sarveśa: O Lord of all
• sarveśa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वस्य ईशः = 'Lord of all'

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana-prayoga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार/particle)

• sarvasurāśraya: O refuge of all the gods
• sarvasurāśraya: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + sura (प्रातिपदिक) + āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां सुराणाम् आश्रयः = 'refuge of all gods'

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana-prayoga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार/particle)

• sarvajanadhyeya: O one meditated on by all people
• sarvajanadhyeya: Sambodhana (Epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhyeya (√dhyai धातु + यत्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वैः जनैः ध्येयः = 'to be meditated upon by all people'

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana-prayoga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार/particle)

• sarvāghanāśana: O destroyer of all sins
• sarvāghanāśana: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + agha (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (√naś धातु + ल्युट्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषाम् अघानां नाशनः = 'destroyer of all sins'

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The Lord (Sarveśvara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity is envisioned as omnipresent—filling the directions—while devotees and gods seek refuge; the sage proclaims the Lord as the meditation-object and destroyer of sin.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Sarveśa
• Devas (suras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Meditation on the all-pervading Lord, who is the refuge of gods and humans alike, destroys accumulated sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is not named in this verse; it supports the chapter’s broader tīrtha-māhātmya by praising the Lord who sanctifies all places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly encourages dhyāna (meditation) and devotional recitation; no specific vow or bathing rule is stated.