Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

महादेवमिहायातं सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम् । गच्छध्वं शरणं शीघ्रं यदि जीवितुमिच्छत

Transliteration

mahādevamihāyātaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtam | gacchadhvaṃ śaraṇaṃ śīghraṃ yadi jīvitumicchata

Translation

ഇവിടെ മഹാദേവൻ എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു; സർവ്വദേവന്മാരും നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നവൻ. ജീവിക്കണമെങ്കിൽ വേഗം അവന്റെ ശരണം പ്രാപിക്കുവിൻ.

Word by Word

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—महान् + देवः (कर्मधारय)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आयातम्: having come/arrived
• आयातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + या (धातु) → आयात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘महादेवम्’ इति विशेषणम्

• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्: worshipped by all gods
• सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + देव + नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वदेवैः नमस्कृतम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• गच्छध्वम्: go (you all)
• गच्छध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शरणम्: to refuge; shelter
• शरणम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक्रियायां गन्तव्य-स्थानवाचक

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावेन)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• जीवितुम्: to live
• जीवितुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु) → जीवितुम् (तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; ‘इच्छत’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• इच्छत: you (all) desire
• इच्छत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrative voice within the episode (contextual exhortation to the gathered beings)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sudden theophany of Mahādeva; gods and attendants recoil in fear and reverence, urged to run toward Śiva for shelter as a looming threat approaches.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Devāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Śiva—is portrayed as the sure path to safety and right order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse emphasizes refuge in Mahādeva rather than a geography-specific māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical spiritual injunction: approach and surrender (seek śaraṇa) to Mahādeva promptly.