Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठंतं ददर्श परमेश्वरम् । दृष्ट्वा नन्दीश्वरं देवं देव्या महेश्वरं परम्

Transliteration

sarvamāvṛtya tiṣṭhaṃtaṃ dadarśa parameśvaram | dṛṣṭvā nandīśvaraṃ devaṃ devyā maheśvaraṃ param

Translation

Il vit Parameśvara debout, enveloppant toute chose. Ayant contemplé Nandīśvara—le dieu—il contempla aussi le suprême Maheśvara avec la Déesse.

Word by Word

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वम् = 'all/everything'

• āvṛtya: having covered
• āvṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√vṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); 'having covered/enveloped'

• tiṣṭhantam: standing
• tiṣṭhantam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'standing'

• dadarśa: saw
• dadarśa: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'saw'

• parameśvaram: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास: 'supreme (parama) lord (īśvara)'

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund); 'having seen'

• nandīśvaram: Nandīśvara
• nandīśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandī + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'lord of Nandī' (name/title)

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• devyā: by the goddess
• devyā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; 'by the goddess'

• maheśvaram: Maheśvara
• maheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'great lord'

• param: supreme
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying maheśvaram)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Parameśvara stands विशाल, enveloping the scene like a cosmic canopy; before Him is Nandīśvara, and beside/with Him the Goddess—forming a triadic devotional tableau: devotee → Nandī → Śiva-Śakti.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Nandīśvara
• Maheśvara
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace culminates in darśana: the Lord who pervades all is also personally present with Devī and His attendants.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, portrayed as a locus of Śiva-Devī manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the emphasis is on the fruit of devotion—seeing the Lord.