Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

सौरिस्त्वं देवदेवेश भूमिपुत्रस्तथैव च । ऋक्षग्रहादिकं सर्वं यद्दृश्यं तत्त्वमेव च

Transliteration

sauristvaṃ devadeveśa bhūmiputrastathaiva ca | ṛkṣagrahādikaṃ sarvaṃ yaddṛśyaṃ tattvameva ca

Translation

ഹേ ദേവദേവേശ്വരാ! നീ ശൗരിയും, ഭൂമിപുത്രനും തന്നേ. നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളും ഗ്രഹങ്ങളും മുതലായ ദൃശ്യമായ എല്ലാം—ആ തത്ത്വം നീയേ മാത്രം.

Word by Word

• sauriḥ: Sauri (son of Sūrya/Śani)
• sauriḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपाधि/नाम

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

• deva-deveśa: O Lord of gods
• deva-deveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devānāṃ deveśaḥ)

• bhūmi-putraḥ: son of the Earth
• bhūmi-putraḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (bhūmeḥ putraḥ)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ṛkṣa-graha-ādikam: the constellations, planets, and the like
• ṛkṣa-graha-ādikam: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्व-तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (ṛkṣāṇi ca grahāḥ ca, teṣām ādikam)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karta (Predicate qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ṛkṣagrahādikam / yaddṛśyam)

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karta (Relative qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• dṛśyam: visible/that which is seen
• dṛśyam: Karta (Predicate qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + ya (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्मणि-यत् (gerundive/passive potential), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Andhaka (addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as Devadeveśa stands with a cosmic canopy: constellations and planets orbit within his aura; subtle iconographic hints of Śauri (conch/discus motifs) and Bhūmiputra (earth-emergent figure) appear as emanations.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śauri
• Bhūmiputra
• Grahas (planets)
• Ṛkṣas (constellations)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine is the inner essence of all visible cosmos; sectarian names resolve into one ultimate reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse broadens devotion into cosmic vision within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a metaphysical affirmation within praise.