Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

व्योमव्याप्तिमतां त्वं वै परमात्माऽसि चात्मनाम् । संध्योपास्तिर्भवान्देव सर्वनित्येषु कर्मसु

Transliteration

vyomavyāptimatāṃ tvaṃ vai paramātmā'si cātmanām | saṃdhyopāstirbhavāndeva sarvanityeṣu karmasu

Translation

సర్వవ్యాపి వ్యోమవ్యాప్తిని ధ్యానించువారికి నీవే సమస్త ఆత్మలలోని పరమాత్మ. హే దేవా, నిత్యకర్మములన్నిటిలో నీవే సంధ్యోపాసనారూపంగా ప్రకాశించుచున్నావు।

Word by Word

• व्योमव्याप्तिमताम्: of those pervading the sky/space
• व्योमव्याप्तिमताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योम + व्याप्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Pradhāna-predicative (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आत्मनाम्: of the selves/beings
• आत्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संध्योपास्तिः: twilight worship
• संध्योपास्तिः: Pradhāna-predicative (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या + उपास्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवान्: you (hon.)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), आदरार्थे (honorific)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वनित्येषु: in all daily/regular
• सर्वनित्येषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कर्मसु: rites, actions
• कर्मसु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn on a Kāśī ghāṭa, a devotee performs sandhyā facing the Gaṅgā; above, the sky expands into a vast luminous field where Śiva appears as the all-pervading Self, subtly present within the devotee’s heart-lotus.

Characters & Entities

• Sandhyā (rite)
• Paramātmā
• Kāśī (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Daily rites culminate in recognizing the Lord as the Supreme Self pervading all—outer worship becomes inner realization.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī, where worship of Viśveśvara is aligned with the spirit of all nitya-karmas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sandhyopāsanā (Sandhyā worship) is referenced as central within daily obligatory practices.