Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

त्वं परं परमं तेजो मंगलानां च मंगलम् । अप्रमेयगुणश्चैव मंत्राणां मंत्रगो भवान्

Transliteration

tvaṃ paraṃ paramaṃ tejo maṃgalānāṃ ca maṃgalam | aprameyaguṇaścaiva maṃtrāṇāṃ maṃtrago bhavān

Translation

നീ പരമവും പരമോന്നതവുമായ തേജസ്; എല്ലാ മംഗളങ്ങളിലും പരമ മംഗളം. നിന്റെ ഗുണങ്ങൾ അപ്രമേയം; നീ എല്ലാ മന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെയും അന്തർസ്ഥ സാരസ്വരൂപൻ.

Word by Word

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

• param: supreme
• param: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (supreme)

• paramam: highest
• paramam: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अतिशयार्थक

• tejaḥ: splendor
• tejaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन

• maṃgalānām: of auspicious things
• maṃgalānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• maṃgalam: auspiciousness
• maṃgalam: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• aprameyaguṇaḥ: one of immeasurable qualities
• aprameyaguṇaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-prameya + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अप्रमेयाः गुणाः यस्य/अप्रमेयगुणः (immeasurable in qualities)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• maṃtrāṇām: of mantras
• maṃtrāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• maṃtragaḥ: abiding in mantras
• maṃtragaḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṃtra + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मन्त्रेषु गः/स्थितः (abiding in mantras)

• bhavān: you (honored one)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (honorific), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic vision: Kumāra as a radiant, youthful form made of pure light; around him, concentric rings of mantra-syllables; all auspicious symbols (lotus, lamp, conch) derive their glow from his central tejas.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The deity is the source of auspiciousness and the inner power behind sacred speech; devotion aligns one with that divine radiance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned; the verse glorifies Skanda’s transcendence and mantra-nature.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied mantra-japa: the hymn frames Skanda as the essence of mantras, supporting recitation as a spiritual practice.