Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमो भगवते तुभ्यं देवदेव जगत्पते । त्वदाधारमिदं सर्वं जगदेतच्चराचरम्

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namo bhagavate tubhyaṃ devadeva jagatpate | tvadādhāramidaṃ sarvaṃ jagadetaccarācaram

Translation

ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭഗവൻ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം; ഹേ ദേവദേവാ, ഹേ ജഗത്പതേ! ഈ സമസ്ത ചരാചര ജഗത്ത് നിന്റെ ആധാരത്തിലാണ് നിലകൊള്ളുന്നത്।

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपातः; दत्तिवाचक-प्रयोगः (with dative)

• bhagavate: to the Blessed Lord
• bhagavate: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• deva-deva: O God of gods
• deva-deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• jagat-pate: O Lord of the world
• jagat-pate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (jagataḥ patiḥ)

• tvad-ādhāram: having you as support
• tvad-ādhāram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ādhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (tvayi ādhāraḥ yasya)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• cara-acaram: moving and unmoving
• cara-acaram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (caraṃ ca acaraṃ ca)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaikuṇṭha (stuti setting)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General audience; within story, Viṣṇu hears devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas in Vaikuṇṭha with folded hands offer salutations to Viṣṇu as Lord of the universe; the composition centers on Viṣṇu enthroned, radiating as the support of all worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Bhagavān
• Jagatpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All existence depends on the Supreme Lord; devotion begins with recognizing Him as the ground of all being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is the Kedāra (Kedarnath) sacred landscape in the Kedārakhaṇḍa, though this verse itself is a universal hymn.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a stotra-style salutation (namaskāra) offered by the Devas.