Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

त्वया ततमिदं विश्वं जगदव्यक्तरूपया । इति मत्वा त्वां गतोऽस्मि शरणं त्राहि मां शुभे

Transliteration

tvayā tatamidaṃ viśvaṃ jagadavyaktarūpayā | iti matvā tvāṃ gato'smi śaraṇaṃ trāhi māṃ śubhe

Translation

Cet univers tout entier est pénétré par Toi, car Tu es la forme non manifestée du monde. Le sachant, je suis venu chercher refuge en Toi : protège-moi, ô Bienheureuse.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सम्बोधनार्थे), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततम्: pervaded/spread
• ततम्: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विधेयविशेषण

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• विश्वम्: universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular) (समासपूर्वपद)

• अव्यक्तरूपया: in an unmanifest form
• अव्यक्तरूपया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (त्वया इत्यस्य)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• मत्वा: having thought/considered
• मत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सम्बोधनार्थे), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गतः: gone
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्राहि: protect
• त्राहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative climax: Yudhiṣṭhira acknowledges the Devī as the unmanifest pervading the universe; the shrine scene subtly expands into a cosmic vision—Devī’s presence suffusing sky, river, and all beings—then returns to a humble plea for protection.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seeing the Goddess as the all-pervading ground of reality transforms prayer into profound surrender and trust.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate kṣetra context is upheld by Devī’s presence; the site is sanctified as a manifestation of her pervasion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śaraṇāgati expressed through contemplative praise (recognizing Devī’s pervasion) and a direct plea for protection.