Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

नान्यस्यायं प्रभावश्च त्वया यो मे प्रदर्शितः । मां समुद्धर देवेश कृपां कृत्वा महेश्वर

Transliteration

nānyasyāyaṃ prabhāvaśca tvayā yo me pradarśitaḥ | māṃ samuddhara deveśa kṛpāṃ kṛtvā maheśvara

Translation

«Cette puissance que tu m’as montrée n’appartient à nul autre. Relève-moi, ô Seigneur des dieux—fais-moi miséricorde, ô Maheśvara.»

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• anyasya: of another (person)
• anyasya: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (pronoun-like)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• prabhāvaḥ: power, efficacy
• prabhāvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (2nd person)

• yaḥ: which/that (who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• me: to me / for me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) / चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (1st person), एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• pradarśitaḥ: shown (to me)
• pradarśitaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dṛś (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘प्रदर्शित’ = shown

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (1st person)

• samuddhara: lift up, rescue
• samuddhara: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• kṛpām: compassion, mercy
• kṛpām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having done (having shown)
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• maheśvara: O Great Lord
• maheśvara: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Maṃkaṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maṃkaṇa intensifies his supplication: ‘No one else has such power; lift me up, Lord of gods; show compassion, Maheśvara.’

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Deveśa
• Śiva
• Maṃkaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation is ultimately sought through divine compassion; recognizing God’s unique sovereignty leads to wholehearted surrender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative continues the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s sanctification of the Arbuda sacred geography through Śiva’s saving presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; it is a direct prayer (śaraṇāgati) for rescue and upliftment.