Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

ईश्वरांशाश्च ते सर्वे मोहिताः प्राकृतैर्गुणैः । क्लेशानासादयंत्येव यथैवाधिकृता विभोः

Transliteration

īśvarāṃśāśca te sarve mohitāḥ prākṛtairguṇaiḥ | kleśānāsādayaṃtyeva yathaivādhikṛtā vibhoḥ

Translation

Tous ces êtres sont des parts du Seigneur Īśvara, mais ils sont abusés par les guṇa de la Prakṛti. Ils rencontrent assurément les afflictions (kleśa), selon la manière dont le Puissant les gouverne et les conduit.

Word by Word

• īśvara-aṃśāḥ: parts/portions of the Lord
• īśvara-aṃśāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (īśvarasya aṃśāḥ = parts of the Lord)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying te/īśvarāṃśāḥ)

• mohitāḥ: deluded
• mohitāḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muh (धातु) → mohita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘deluded’

• prākṛtaiḥ: by natural/material
• prākṛtaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prākṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying guṇaiḥ)

• guṇaiḥ: qualities (guṇas)
• guṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• kleśān: afflictions
• kleśān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• āsādayanti: they incur/bring upon (themselves)
• āsādayanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sad (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; causative sense in usage: ‘bring about/undergo/attain’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (comparative/‘as’)

• eva: just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• adhikṛtāḥ: appointed/subjected
• adhikṛtāḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhi-√kṛ (धातु) → adhikṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘appointed/commissioned/subjected’

• vibhoḥ: of the Lord (Vibhu)
• vibhoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative teaching scene: a youthful questioner and a sage-like respondent; behind them a cosmic diagram—jīvas as sparks from Śiva, entangled in the three guṇas depicted as colored threads, with beings experiencing waves of suffering under a calm, overseeing Mahādeva.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Prakṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even as divine in essence, beings suffer when deluded by Prakṛti’s guṇas; freedom comes through turning toward Īśvara and purifying the guṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; the verse emphasizes Shaiva metaphysics and the bondage of guṇas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the implied remedy is devotion and sāttvika purification aligned with the Lord’s order (īśvara-niyama).