Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तो देवाः सवासवाः । आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः साध्या विश्वे मरुद्गणाः

Transliteration

ahaṃ sarvasya prabhavo matto devāḥ savāsavāḥ | ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sādhyā viśve marudgaṇāḥ

Translation

“ਮੈਂ ਹੀ ਸਭ ਦਾ ਮੂਲ ਸਰੋਤ ਹਾਂ; ਮੇਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਦੇਵ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ—ਵਾਸਵ (ਇੰਦਰ) ਸਮੇਤ ਵਸੁ; ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਆਦਿਤ੍ਯ, ਰੁਦ੍ਰ, ਸਾਧ੍ਯ, ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵੇਦੇਵ ਅਤੇ ਮਰੁਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਗਣ।”

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular pronoun

• sarvasya: of all
• sarvasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सर्वम्) / सामान्य-प्रयोग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive singular (‘of all/everything’)

• prabhavaḥ: the source/origin
• prabhavaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular masculine

• mattaḥ: from me
• mattaḥ: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन — Ablative singular pronoun

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Nominative plural masculine

• sa-vāsavāḥ: along with Indra
• sa-vāsavāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक/उपसर्गार्थ ‘with’) + vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Nominative plural masculine; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुषः — ‘together with Vāsava (Indra)’

• ādityāḥ: the Ādityas
• ādityāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Nominative plural masculine

• vasavaḥ: the Vasus
• vasavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Nominative plural masculine

• rudrāḥ: the Rudras
• rudrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Nominative plural masculine

• sādhyāḥ: the Sādhyas
• sādhyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Nominative plural masculine

• viśve: the Viśve (gods)
• viśve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Nominative plural masculine (Viśve Devāḥ)

• marut-gaṇāḥ: hosts of Maruts
• marut-gaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन — Nominative plural masculine; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मरुतां गणाः)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Kṛṣṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: gopīs

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa speaks as a cosmic lord; behind him appear faint, layered silhouettes of Indra, Ādityas, Rudras, Vasus, Maruts—like emanations from a radiant center.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Indra (Vāsava)
• Ādityas
• Vasus
• Rudras
• Sādhyas
• Viśvedevas
• Maruts

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All divine powers and celestial orders ultimately arise from the Supreme Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the broader māhātmya setting; the verse primarily presents theological cosmology rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a doctrinal statement on divine origin and sovereignty.