Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

सर्वभूत प्रसादत्वं मृत्युकालजयस्तथा । अहंकारोद्भवश्चाष्टौ प्राजापत्ये च पूर्विकाः

Transliteration

sarvabhūta prasādatvaṃ mṛtyukālajayastathā | ahaṃkārodbhavaścāṣṭau prājāpatye ca pūrvikāḥ

Translation

Das Wohlwollen aller Wesen gewinnen und ebenso die festgesetzte Stunde des Todes besiegen; und weitere acht, die aus dem Ahaṃkāra (Ichheit) hervorgehen — diese werden, zusammen mit den früheren, in der Welt Prajāpatis genannt.

Word by Word

• सर्वभूत: of all beings
• सर्वभूत: Visheshana (Qualifier within compound/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासपूर्वपद), समासान्त-विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वेषां भूतानां’ (all beings) — used as dependent member in next pada

• प्रसादत्वम्: state of favor/grace
• प्रसादत्वम्: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative singular; भाववाचक ‘-त्व’

• मृत्युकालजयः: conquest over the time of death
• मृत्युकालजयः: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु + काल + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘मृत्यु-कालस्य जयः’ (victory over the time of death)

• तथा: and also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक) — indeclinable ‘thus/also’

• अहंकारोद्भवः: arising from ego
• अहंकारोद्भवः: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहंकार + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘अहंकारात् उद्भवः’ (arising from ego)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; संख्याविशेषणम् (पूर्विकाः)

• प्राजापत्ये: in/within the Prajāpatya (sphere)
• प्राजापत्ये: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative singular; ‘प्रजापतेः सम्बन्धि’ (pertaining to Prajāpati)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• पूर्विकाः: preceding; earlier ones
• पूर्विकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; विशेषणम् (अष्टौ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prajāpatiloka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A creator-realm court: Prajāpati presiding; beings of many kinds approach peacefully (sarvabhūta-prasāda). In the background, a yogin stands before Kāla (Time/Death) with a calm gaze, symbolizing mṛtyu-kāla-jaya; a shadowy figure labeled ‘ahaṃkāra’ births smaller, glittering but thorny powers.

Characters & Entities

• Prajāpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Some attainments are tied to ego and influence; dharma advises transcending ahaṃkāra rather than empowering it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is cosmological and yogic, not a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual instruction is present.