Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

एवं संप्रार्थितो देवैर्भगवान्भूतभावनः । उवाच च सुरान्सर्वान्वासुदेवो जगन्मयः

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃprārthito devairbhagavānbhūtabhāvanaḥ | uvāca ca surānsarvānvāsudevo jaganmayaḥ

Translation

So, von den Devas inständig gebeten, sprach der erhabene Herr—Ernährer aller Wesen—Vāsudeva, der das ganze Weltall durchdringt, zu allen Göttern.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीतिवाचक (thus)

• संप्रार्थितः: having been earnestly requested
• संप्रार्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√arth (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'having been earnestly entreated'

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूत-भावनः: nourisher of beings
• भूत-भावनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां भावनः = nourisher/creator of beings)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् सुरान् प्रति

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगत्-मयः: pervading/consisting of the universe
• जगत्-मयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (जगता मयः = consisting of the world); विशेषणम् वासुदेवः प्रति

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene assembly of devas, their anxiety eased, facing Vāsudeva who radiates calm universality; the moment is poised—divine speech about to unfold—set against a luminous, sacred Himalayan atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Devas
• Bhagavān
• Bhūtabhāvana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere prayer invites divine guidance; the Lord responds for the welfare of the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-kṣetra context frames the account, though this verse is a narrative connector rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the Lord’s forthcoming instruction.