Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

त्वं परं परमं तेजो मंगलानां च मंगलम् । अप्रमेयगुणश्चैव मंत्राणां मंत्रगो भवान्

Transliteration

tvaṃ paraṃ paramaṃ tejo maṃgalānāṃ ca maṃgalam | aprameyaguṇaścaiva maṃtrāṇāṃ maṃtrago bhavān

Translation

You are the supreme, highest splendor, the auspiciousness within all that is auspicious. Your qualities are immeasurable, and you are the indweller and very essence of all mantras.

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• param: supreme
• param: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme)

• paramam: highest
• paramam: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अतिशयार्थक

• tejaḥ: splendor
• tejaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• maṃgalānām: of auspicious things
• maṃgalānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• maṃgalam: auspiciousness
• maṃgalam: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• aprameyaguṇaḥ: one of immeasurable qualities
• aprameyaguṇaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-prameya + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अप्रमेयाः गुणाः यस्य/अप्रमेयगुणः (immeasurable in qualities)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• maṃtrāṇām: of mantras
• maṃtrāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• maṃtragaḥ: abiding in mantras
• maṃtragaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṃtra + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मन्त्रेषु गः/स्थितः (abiding in mantras)

• bhavān: you (honored one)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (honorific), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic vision: Kumāra as a radiant, youthful form made of pure light; around him, concentric rings of mantra-syllables; all auspicious symbols (lotus, lamp, conch) derive their glow from his central tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The deity is the source of auspiciousness and the inner power behind sacred speech; devotion aligns one with that divine radiance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned; the verse glorifies Skanda’s transcendence and mantra-nature.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied mantra-japa: the hymn frames Skanda as the essence of mantras, supporting recitation as a spiritual practice.