Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

यत्रयत्र स्थिता यूयं तत्रतत्र वसाम्यहम् । गणानां चैव सर्वेषामाधिपत्यमथास्तु मे

Transliteration

yatrayatra sthitā yūyaṃ tatratatra vasāmyaham | gaṇānāṃ caiva sarveṣāmādhipatyamathāstu me

Translation

നിങ്ങൾ എവിടെയെവിടെ വസിക്കുമോ അവിടെയവിടെ ഞാനും വസിക്കും; കൂടാതെ എല്ലാ ഗണങ്ങളുടെയും അധിപത്യം എനിക്കു ലഭിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-सम्बन्ध (relative locative adverb)

• यत्र: wherever
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)

• स्थिताः: standing, staying
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (correlative locative adverb)

• तत्र: in each such place
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (distributive)

• वसामि: I dwell
• वसामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (गणानाम्)

• आधिपत्यम्: lordship, sovereignty
• आधिपत्यम्: Karta/Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधिपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then, now)

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: for me / mine
• मे: Sampradana/Sambandha (Recipient/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Gen./Dat.), एकवचन

Speaker

Citrasena (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda (contextual anchor)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tridevas (especially Śiva, given gaṇa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Citrasena vows to dwell wherever the gods dwell; a symbolic procession shows the king following the Tridevas; gaṇas appear as Śiva’s attendants, with the king receiving a sign of leadership (banner, staff, or gaṇa-emblem).

Characters & Entities

• Citrasena
• Gaṇas
• Trimūrti (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion seeks proximity to the Divine, and righteous boons align one’s role with sacred service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Śūlabheda-tīrtha context continues, though the verse focuses on divine presence rather than geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a petition for residence and authority in divine service.