Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामेव पात्राणां महापात्रं महेश्वरः । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन पूजनीयो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

sarveṣāmeva pātrāṇāṃ mahāpātraṃ maheśvaraḥ | tasmātsarvaprayatnena pūjanīyo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Unter allen würdigen Empfängern ist Maheśvara der höchste Empfänger; darum soll Maheśvara mit allem Eifer verehrt werden.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (सामान्य), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6), बहुवचन; (पात्राणाम् इति विशेषण)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• पात्राणाम्: of vessels/recipients
• पात्राणाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6), बहुवचन

• महापात्रम्: the great vessel/recipient
• महापात्रम्: Pratijna/Predicate nominal (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महच्च तत् पात्रम्)

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति अव्ययीभाववत्; अपादानार्थे (ablatival adverb)

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (instrumental used adverbially)

• पूजनीयः: worthy to be worshipped
• पूजनीयः: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (अनीयर्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Avanti frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before a grand Śiva shrine, hands folded, while various recipients (ascetics, priests, guests) appear in the periphery; a luminous emphasis centers on Maheśvara as the ‘mahāpātra’.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text elevates Śiva as the highest focus of worship and offering, framing devotion as the most effective religious effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

While universal in scope, it concludes the Saṅgameśvara/Saṅgama-tīrtha praise within Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general injunction: worship Maheśvara with full effort (sarvaprayatna), encompassing pūjā, offerings, and related observances.