Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

त्वयैव पतिना सर्वे प्रेरिताः कुर्महे विभो । ईश्वरः सर्व भूतानां पतिस्त्वं परमेश्वरः

Transliteration

tvayaiva patinā sarve preritāḥ kurmahe vibho | īśvaraḥ sarva bhūtānāṃ patistvaṃ parameśvaraḥ

Translation

హే విభో! నీవే మా ప్రభువై మమ్మల్ని అందరినీ ప్రేరేపిస్తావు; అందువల్ల మేము కార్యం చేస్తాము. నీవే సమస్త భూతాల అధిపతి; నీవే పరమేశ్వరుడవు.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण) विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Instrumental case, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• पतिना: as (our) lord/husband
• पतिना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वे: all (of us)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रेरिताः: impelled/commanded
• प्रेरिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुर्महे: we do
• कुर्महे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present indicative, 1st person, Plural; आत्मनेपद

• विभो: O all-pervading one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used adjectivally with भूतानाम (genitive plural sense: 'of all'); Indeclinable-like usage as adjective

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पतिः: (the) lord
• पतिः: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• परमेश्वरः: the supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Pradhana-predicative (Apposition/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; कर्मधारय-समास (‘परमः ईश्वरः’)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods), theological affirmation

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of supplicants with folded hands praise the Supreme Lord as the inner ruler of all beings; the deity is envisioned as radiant, calm, and all-pervading, with subtle संकेत of cosmic order behind Him.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Īśvara
• Sarva-bhūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s supreme lordship governs all agency; surrender recognizes the Divine as the inner ruler of action and destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse is a universal proclamation of Śiva’s sovereignty.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on theological recognition (jñāna) and surrender (śaraṇāgati).