Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

सर्वत्राभिभवश्चैव सर्वगुह्यनिदर्शनम् । संसारदर्शनं चापि मानस्योऽष्टौ च सिद्धयः

Transliteration

sarvatrābhibhavaścaiva sarvaguhyanidarśanam | saṃsāradarśanaṃ cāpi mānasyo'ṣṭau ca siddhayaḥ

Translation

ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಜಯಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ, ಸಮಸ್ತ ಗುಹ್ಯರಹಸ್ಯಗಳ ದರ್ಶನ, ಹಾಗೂ ಸಂಸಾರಗತಿಯ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷಾನುಭವ—ಇವುಗಳೂ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿದ ಎಂಟು ‘ಮಾನಸ’ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಳು.

Word by Word

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/देशवाचक) — indeclinable adverb (place: everywhere)

• अभिभवः: overcoming; conquest
• अभिभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction ‘and’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण) — emphatic particle ‘indeed/just’

• सर्वगुह्यनिदर्शनम्: revelation/indication of all secrets
• सर्वगुह्यनिदर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + गुह्य + निदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-समासभावः: ‘सर्वेषां गुह्यानां निदर्शनम्’ (revelation/indication of all secrets)

• संसारदर्शनम्: vision of the world/cycle of existence
• संसारदर्शनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘संसारस्य दर्शनम्’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Addition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ) — particle ‘also/even’

• मानस्यः: mental; pertaining to the mind
• मानस्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; विशेषणम् (सिद्धयः इति विशेष्यस्य)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; संख्याविशेषणम् (सिद्धयः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• सिद्धयः: accomplishments; siddhis
• सिद्धयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative plural

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin seated in deep dhyāna; around him appear symbolic ‘windows’ showing hidden truths (guhya) and the wheel-like flow of saṃsāra; the atmosphere is luminous yet restrained, emphasizing inner vision rather than spectacle.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even profound mental powers are still accomplishments within nature; the higher dharma is to seek freedom from saṃsāra, not fascination with it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse; it is a doctrinal description of siddhis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here.