Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

स पूज्यते महादेवि सर्वैरपि सुरासुरैः

Transliteration

sa pūjyate mahādevi sarvairapi surāsuraiḥ

Translation

O große Göttin, jener Mensch wird von allen geehrt und verehrt, selbst von Göttern und Asuras gleichermaßen.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पूज्यते: is worshipped
• पूज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the agents)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• सुरासुरैः: by gods and demons
• सुरासुरैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-असुर (प्रातिपदिक; सुर + असुर)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakulīśa-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, having worshipped Lakulīśa, is shown being saluted by celestial beings and even asuras—two groups offering garlands from opposite sides—signifying universal acclaim.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Suras (gods)
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion elevates the devotee’s dignity so profoundly that it is acknowledged across all realms and beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement concludes the praise of worship at the Lakulīśa site in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It states the result (phala) of worship; the preceding prescription is Lakulīśa-pūjā in Kārttika during Kṛttikā-yoga.