Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्येण तु संयुक्तौ सर्वप्राणि व्यवस्थितौ । अहं त्वं च विशालाक्षि सततं संप्रतिष्ठितौ

Transliteration

aiśvaryeṇa tu saṃyuktau sarvaprāṇi vyavasthitau | ahaṃ tvaṃ ca viśālākṣi satataṃ saṃpratiṣṭhitau

Translation

متّحدان بسلطانٍ ربّانيّ، نحن ثابتان في جميع الكائنات. يا واسعةَ العينين، أنتِ وأنا باقِيان على الدوام حضورًا راسخًا، كجلالٍ ساكنٍ في الباطن يسند الحياة من داخلها.

Word by Word

• aiśvaryeṇa: by/with sovereignty (power)
• aiśvaryeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• saṃyuktau: joined, united
• saṃyuktau: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√yuj (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘अहं’ ‘त्वं’ इत्ययोः विशेषण

• sarvaprāṇi: all living beings
• sarvaprāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + prāṇin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘सर्व-प्राणि(नि)’ = सर्वे प्राणिनः/सर्वाणि भूतानि (collective)

• vyavasthitau: established, stationed
• vyavasthitau: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ava-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘अहं’ ‘त्वं’ इत्ययोः विशेषण

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य-प्रयोग), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सामान्य-प्रयोग), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• viśālākṣi: O wide-eyed one
• viśālākṣi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः = यस्याः अक्षिणी विशालें सा

• satataṃ: always
• satataṃ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satataṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• saṃpratiṣṭhitau: firmly established
• saṃpratiṣṭhitau: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pra-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘अहं’ ‘त्वं’ इत्ययोः विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Śiva-Śakti identification in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Viśālākṣī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva and Devī as subtle radiant forms seated within a lotus-heart in multiple beings—humans, animals, sages—showing universal indwelling sovereignty.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī (Viśālākṣī/Parameśvarī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine sovereignty is internal: Śiva-Śakti abide within all life, making every being a locus of sacred presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the praised setting, where such recognition is taught as part of the site’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is given in this verse.