Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

एवं सर्वाणि नामानि सार्थकानि महात्मनः । तेनावृतं जगत्सर्वं शंभुना परमेष्ठिना

Transliteration

evaṃ sarvāṇi nāmāni sārthakāni mahātmanaḥ | tenāvṛtaṃ jagatsarvaṃ śaṃbhunā parameṣṭhinā

Translation

Ainsi, tous les noms de cette Grande Âme sont porteurs de sens. Par ce Śambhu —le Seigneur suprême— le monde entier est pénétré et enveloppé.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner: thus)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with नामानि)

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सार्थकानि: meaningful
• सार्थकानि: Predicate adjective (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अर्थ + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/नञ्-रहित (स-अर्थक = having meaning), विशेषण (नामानि)

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आवृतम्: covered/pervaded
• आवृतम्: Predicate participle (विशेषणवत्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (जगत् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (जगत्)

• शंभुना: by Śambhu
• शंभुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमेष्ठिना: by the Supreme Lord (Parameṣṭhin)
• परमेष्ठिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cosmic visualization: the world-sphere subtly wrapped in Śiva’s luminous presence; sages acknowledge that every name of the Mahātman is meaningful; Kedāra peaks appear as part of a larger cosmic body.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Parameṣṭhin (as epithet of Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s names are not mere labels but reveal real attributes of grace and lordship; he pervades all existence as the supreme ruler.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is universal in scope; within Kedārakhaṇḍa it reinforces the all-pervading presence of Śambhu encountered in Kedāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it supports devotion through nāma-japa and recognition of Śiva’s immanence.