Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

त्वया किं जप्यते देव संदेहयति मे मनः । त्वमेकः सर्व भूतानामादिकृत्सकलेश्वरः

Transliteration

tvayā kiṃ japyate deva saṃdehayati me manaḥ | tvamekaḥ sarva bhūtānāmādikṛtsakaleśvaraḥ

Translation

„O Deva, was wiederholst du im Japa? Mein Geist ist voller Zweifel—denn du allein bist der uranfängliche Schöpfer aller Wesen, der Herr über alles.“

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; करण/कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे ‘by you/with you’

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम; ‘what’

• जप्यते: is recited
• जप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (जप् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive) = ‘is being recited’

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन

• संदेहयति: causes doubt
• संदेहयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dih (देह्/दिह् धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; ‘causes doubt/makes (one) doubt’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘my/of me’

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपदम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘you’

• एकः: one, alone
• एकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचनस्य विशेषणम्; ‘of all’ (qualifying भूतानाम्)

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of beings’

• आदिकृत्: primeval creator
• आदिकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि) ‘maker’; तत्पुरुषः (आदिं करोति) = ‘primeval creator’

• सकलेश्वरः: lord of all
• सकलेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सकलः ईश्वरः) = ‘lord of all’

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī speaks with reverent wonder, hands slightly raised in inquiry; Śiva remains tranquil, mālā in hand, embodying both supreme lordship and humble practice.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse frames a devotional inquiry: if the Supreme is complete, His japa becomes a sacred exemplar for seekers.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is not specified in this verse; the teaching occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (mantra repetition) is explicitly referenced.