Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सर्वोपसर्गरहितं सर्वतोव्यापकं शिवम् । अव्यक्तं परतो नित्यं केवलं द्वैतवर्जितम्

Transliteration

sarvopasargarahitaṃ sarvatovyāpakaṃ śivam | avyaktaṃ parato nityaṃ kevalaṃ dvaitavarjitam

Translation

അവൻ ശിവൻ—എല്ലാ ഉപസർഗ്ഗങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുമുക്തൻ, എല്ലാടവും വ്യാപകൻ; അവ്യക്തൻ, പരാത്പരൻ, നിത്യൻ, കേവലൻ, ദ്വൈതവರ್ಜിതൻ।

Word by Word

• sarvopasargarahitam: free from all upasargas (afflictions/impediments)
• sarvopasargarahitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + upasarga (प्रातिपदिक) + rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वैः उपसर्गैः रहितम् = free from all afflictions/impediments)

• sarvataḥ: everywhere
• sarvataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/व्याप्तिवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: 'everywhere/from all sides')

• vyāpakam: pervading
• vyāpakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyāpaka (प्रातिपदिक; √vyāp (धातु) + ण्वुल्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Accusative singular)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (देवता-नाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• avyaktam: unmanifest
• avyaktam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vyakta (प्रातिपदिक; √vyaj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (unmanifest)

• parataḥ: beyond
• parataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: parataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/तुलनावाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable: 'beyond/from beyond/superiorly')

• nityam: eternal
• nityam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (everlasting)

• kevalam: sole, absolute
• kevalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (alone/absolute)

• dvaitavarjitam: devoid of duality
• dvaitavarjitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvaita (प्रातिपदिक) + varjita (प्रातिपदिक; √vṛj/varj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्वैतं वर्जितम् = devoid of duality)

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing Devī or a listener in dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic visualization: Śiva as an all-pervading presence filling the directions, while the Liṅga remains as the focal point—suggesting the unmanifest within the manifest.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is described as the absolute reality—beyond suffering, omnipresent, eternal, and non-dual—inviting contemplation of His supreme nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śiva’s presence is praised as supremely transcendent and all-pervading.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes philosophical meditation on Śiva’s nature.