Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

जय सर्वग सर्वेश जय सर्वसुराश्रय । जय सर्वजनध्येय जय सर्वाघनाशन

Transliteration

jaya sarvaga sarveśa jaya sarvasurāśraya | jaya sarvajanadhyeya jaya sarvāghanāśana

Translation

ਜੈ ਹੋ ਸਰਵਗ! ਜੈ ਹੋ ਸਰਵੇਸ਼! ਜੈ ਹੋ ਸਭ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਸਰੇ! ਜੈ ਹੋ ਸਭ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਧਿਆਨ-ਯੋਗ੍ਯ! ਜੈ ਹੋ ਹਰ ਪਾਪ ਦੇ ਨਾਸਕ!

Word by Word

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana-prayoga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार/particle)

• sarvaga: O all-pervading one
• sarvaga: Sambodhana (Epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (√gam धातु + ड/अण्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वत्र गच्छति/व्याप्नोति इति = 'all-pervading'

• sarveśa: O Lord of all
• sarveśa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वस्य ईशः = 'Lord of all'

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana-prayoga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार/particle)

• sarvasurāśraya: O refuge of all the gods
• sarvasurāśraya: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + sura (प्रातिपदिक) + āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां सुराणाम् आश्रयः = 'refuge of all gods'

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana-prayoga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार/particle)

• sarvajanadhyeya: O one meditated on by all people
• sarvajanadhyeya: Sambodhana (Epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhyeya (√dhyai धातु + यत्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वैः जनैः ध्येयः = 'to be meditated upon by all people'

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana-prayoga
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार/particle)

• sarvāghanāśana: O destroyer of all sins
• sarvāghanāśana: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + agha (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (√naś धातु + ल्युट्; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषाम् अघानां नाशनः = 'destroyer of all sins'

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The Lord (Sarveśvara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity is envisioned as omnipresent—filling the directions—while devotees and gods seek refuge; the sage proclaims the Lord as the meditation-object and destroyer of sin.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Sarveśa
• Devas (suras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Meditation on the all-pervading Lord, who is the refuge of gods and humans alike, destroys accumulated sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is not named in this verse; it supports the chapter’s broader tīrtha-māhātmya by praising the Lord who sanctifies all places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly encourages dhyāna (meditation) and devotional recitation; no specific vow or bathing rule is stated.