Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

विश्वव्याप्तमिदं तेजः प्रकाशयति संततम् । नेक्षंते त्वद्दयाहीना जात्यंधा भास्करं यथा

Transliteration

viśvavyāptamidaṃ tejaḥ prakāśayati saṃtatam | nekṣaṃte tvaddayāhīnā jātyaṃdhā bhāskaraṃ yathā

Translation

Cahaya ini meresapi seluruh jagat dan bersinar tanpa henti; namun mereka yang tanpa anugerah-Mu tak mampu melihatnya—laksana orang buta sejak lahir tak melihat matahari.

Word by Word

• viśva-vyāptam: all-pervading (pervading the universe)
• viśva-vyāptam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpta (कृदन्त, √vyāp धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम, विशेषण

• tejaḥ: splendour; radiance
• tejaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prakāśayati: illumines; makes manifest
• prakāśayati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kāś (काश् धातु) with pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• saṃtatam: constantly; continuously
• saṃtatam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃtata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• īkṣante: they see; they behold
• īkṣante: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īkṣ (ईक्ष् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• tvat-dayā-hīnāḥ: devoid of your compassion
• tvat-dayā-hīnāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvat (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + dayā (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (समास: त्वत्संबन्धिनी दया यस्य नास्ति)

• jāti-andhāḥ: blind from birth
• jāti-andhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāti (प्रातिपदिक) + andha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (कर्मधारय: जात्या अन्धाः)

• bhāskaram: the sun
• bhāskaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yathā: as; just like
• yathā: Upamā (Simile-marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपमा/तुलना-वाचक)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic field suffused with a single, continuous radiance; devotees with folded hands perceive the light, while figures symbolizing spiritual blindness stand before a blazing sun-like jyoti yet cannot see.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Sun (Bhāskara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine reality is ever-present, but it is recognized through Śiva’s grace; lack of grace is like congenital blindness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Aruṇācalamāhātmya, Arunachala is implied as a locus where this ‘tejas’ of Śiva is especially apprehended by devotees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on receiving grace through devotion.