Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
Devanagari script
प्रणम्य सर्वभूतानि प्रार्थयाम्यस्मि दुष्करम् । भक्त्या भजध्वमीशानं यस्या भक्तेरिदं फलम्
Transliteration
praṇamya sarvabhūtāni prārthayāmyasmi duṣkaram | bhaktyā bhajadhvamīśānaṃ yasyā bhakteridaṃ phalam
Translation
സകലഭൂതങ്ങളെയും പ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത് ഞാൻ ഒരു ദുഷ്കരമായ അപേക്ഷ പറയുന്നു—ഭക്തിയോടെ ഈശാനനെ ഭജിക്കുവിൻ; കാരണം ഇതുതന്നെയാണ് ആ ഭക്തിയുടെ ഫലം.
Word by Word
प्रणम्यhaving bowed
प्रणम्य:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र-नम् (धातु) → प्रणम्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्)
Formल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): 'having bowed'
सर्व-भूतानिall beings
सर्व-भूतानि:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (all beings)
प्रार्थयामिI request
प्रार्थयामि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-अर्थय् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
दुष्करम्a difficult (boon/thing)
दुष्करम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (object complement)
भक्त्याby devotion
भक्त्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
भजध्वम्worship/serve (you all)
भजध्वम्:
Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद
ईशानम्Īśāna (Śiva)
ईशानम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
यस्याःwhose/of which
यस्याः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (of which)
भक्तेःof devotion
भक्तेः:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
Speaker
Vīraka (deduced from 1st-person speech within narrative)
Characters & Entities
Ī
Īśāna (Śiva)S
Sarvabhūta (all beings)FAQs
Bhakti to Īśāna (Śiva) yields powerful results; devotion is presented as the decisive spiritual means.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is a general exhortation to Śiva-bhakti.
The prescription is devotional worship (bhajadhvam) of Īśāna; no specific method (japa, snāna, dāna) is detailed here.