Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

त्वं सावित्रीमयो देव सर्वत्रैवापराजितः । मंत्र शर्वात्मको देवः षडक्षरवतां वरः

Transliteration

tvaṃ sāvitrīmayo deva sarvatraivāparājitaḥ | maṃtra śarvātmako devaḥ ṣaḍakṣaravatāṃ varaḥ

Translation

હે દેવ, તમે સાવિત્રી (ગાયત્રી)મય છો અને સર્વત્ર અપરાજિત છો. હે દેવ, તમે મંત્રસ્વરૂપ, શર્વ (શિવ)ના આત્મસ્વરૂપ, અને ષડક્ષરી મંત્રધારકોમાં શ્રેષ્ઠ છો.

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sāvitrīmayaḥ: made of Sāvitrī
• sāvitrīmayaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāvitrī + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सावित्रीमयः (consisting of/filled with Sāvitrī)

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• aparājitaḥ: unconquered
• aparājitaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-parājita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; न पराजितः (unconquered)

• maṃtra: mantra
• maṃtra: Pradhana-predicative (Qualifier/विशेषणवत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सम्बोधन (contextual), एकवचन; यहाँ विशेषणवत् पूर्वपद-प्रयोग (mantra-)

• śarvātmakaḥ: of Śarva-nature
• śarvātmakaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śarva + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शर्व-आत्मकः (having Śarva as essence / of Śarva-nature)

• devaḥ: the god
• devaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ṣaḍakṣaravatām: of those who have the six-syllable (mantra)
• ṣaḍakṣaravatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ + akṣara + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; षडक्षरं यस्यास्ति सः (possessors of the six-syllable (mantra))

• varaḥ: the best
• varaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; श्रेष्ठार्थक

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda as a radiant youth with a subtle Gāyatrī aura—threefold light (triadic radiance) behind him; a Śiva-linga or Śiva’s presence implied to show ‘śarvātmakatā’; mantra syllables (six-syllable motif) appear as six luminous petals around the deity, signifying ṣaḍakṣara excellence.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī)
• Śarva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine victory is rooted in mantra-power and alignment with Śiva-tattva; Skanda is praised as that invincible spiritual force.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse is mantra-theological within the Skanda nāmāvalī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Allusion to ṣaḍakṣara-mantra practice; the verse elevates Skanda as supreme among six-syllable mantra traditions.