Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

सर्वदेवमयी त्वं तु सर्वलोकमयी तथा । विधिना ये प्रदास्यन्ति तेषां वासस्त्रिविष्टपे

Transliteration

sarvadevamayī tvaṃ tu sarvalokamayī tathā | vidhinā ye pradāsyanti teṣāṃ vāsastriviṣṭape

Translation

Du bist aus allen Göttern gewoben und ebenso verkörperst du alle Welten. Diejenigen, die dir nach rechter Vorschrift Opfergaben darbringen, werden ihre Wohnstatt in Triviṣṭapa (im Himmel) haben.

Word by Word

• सर्वदेवमयी: consisting of all gods
• सर्वदेवमयी: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + देव + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वे देवाः यस्यां मयाः/मयी)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक-निपात

• सर्वलोकमयी: consisting of all worlds
• सर्वलोकमयी: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लोक + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वे लोकाः यस्यां मयाः/मयी)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: 'likewise')

• विधिना: according to rule/with proper rite
• विधिना: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विधि=नियम/विधान

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• प्रदास्यन्ति: will give
• प्रदास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• त्रिविष्टपे: in Triviṣṭapa (heaven)
• त्रिविष्टपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + विष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः विष्टपाः/स्तराः यस्मिन्)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Kapilā

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kapilā/Revā appears as a radiant embodiment of all gods and worlds; devotees offer water, lamps, flowers on the riverbank; above, Triviṣṭapa (heaven) is hinted as a luminous realm attained by the righteous.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Sarvadeva
• Sarvaloka
• Triviṣṭapa (Svarga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship offered with proper observance (vidhi) to the all-encompassing Devī yields merit and exalted spiritual reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse references Triviṣṭapa (svarga) as the fruit; the earthly tīrtha-setting remains the Revā Khaṇḍa context rather than a single named site in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It mentions giving/offerings to the Devī ‘according to vidhi’ (proper injunction), implying regulated pūjā and dāna.