Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्येण तु संयुक्तौ सर्वप्राणि व्यवस्थितौ । अहं त्वं च विशालाक्षि सततं संप्रतिष्ठितौ

Transliteration

aiśvaryeṇa tu saṃyuktau sarvaprāṇi vyavasthitau | ahaṃ tvaṃ ca viśālākṣi satataṃ saṃpratiṣṭhitau

Translation

ଐଶ୍ୱର୍ୟରେ ସଂଯୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇ ଆମେ ଦୁହେଁ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀରେ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥିତ। ହେ ବିଶାଳାକ୍ଷି! ତୁମେ ଓ ମୁଁ ସଦା ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ସଂପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ରହୁଛୁ॥

Word by Word

• aiśvaryeṇa: by/with sovereignty (power)
• aiśvaryeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• saṃyuktau: joined, united
• saṃyuktau: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√yuj (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘अहं’ ‘त्वं’ इत्ययोः विशेषण

• sarvaprāṇi: all living beings
• sarvaprāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + prāṇin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘सर्व-प्राणि(नि)’ = सर्वे प्राणिनः/सर्वाणि भूतानि (collective)

• vyavasthitau: established, stationed
• vyavasthitau: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ava-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘अहं’ ‘त्वं’ इत्ययोः विशेषण

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्य-प्रयोग), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सामान्य-प्रयोग), प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• viśālākṣi: O wide-eyed one
• viśālākṣi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः = यस्याः अक्षिणी विशालें सा

• satataṃ: always
• satataṃ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satataṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• saṃpratiṣṭhitau: firmly established
• saṃpratiṣṭhitau: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pra-√sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘अहं’ ‘त्वं’ इत्ययोः विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Śiva-Śakti identification in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Viśālākṣī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva and Devī as subtle radiant forms seated within a lotus-heart in multiple beings—humans, animals, sages—showing universal indwelling sovereignty.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī (Viśālākṣī/Parameśvarī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine sovereignty is internal: Śiva-Śakti abide within all life, making every being a locus of sacred presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the praised setting, where such recognition is taught as part of the site’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is given in this verse.