Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तत्र योगेश्वरः श्लोकं प्रबुध्यन्नमुमब्रवीत् । ब्रह्माणं सर्वभूतेषु परमं ब्रह्मरूपिणम्

Transliteration

tatra yogeśvaraḥ ślokaṃ prabudhyannamumabravīt | brahmāṇaṃ sarvabhūteṣu paramaṃ brahmarūpiṇam

Translation

అక్కడ యోగేశ్వరుడు బోధపరచుతూ ఈ శ్లోకాన్ని పలికెను— ‘సర్వభూతములలో అంతర్యామిగా ఉన్న బ్రహ్మా పరముడు; ఆయన బ్రహ్మస్వరూపుడు.’

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable adverb of place

• योगेश्वरः: the Lord of Yoga
• योगेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; योग + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• श्लोकम्: a verse
• श्लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular

• प्रबुध्यन्: having awakened
• प्रबुध्यन्: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√बुध् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘awakening/being awakened’

• अमुम्: him
• अमुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — pronoun accusative singular

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular imperfect

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular

• सर्वभूतेषु: among/in all beings
• सर्वभूतेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन — neuter locative plural

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifying ब्रह्माणम्)

• ब्रह्मरूपिणम्: having the form of Brahman
• ब्रह्मरूपिणम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + रूपिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — masculine accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifying ब्रह्माणम्)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deductive, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇa sages (viprāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogeśvara figure, serene and radiant, instructs gathered sages; the teaching is visualized as a subtle light pervading all beings, with Brahmā symbolically seated within a lotus-heart, dissolving into formless Brahman.

Characters & Entities

• Yogeśvara
• Brahmā
• Brahman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine principle pervades all beings; purāṇic theology can point toward Brahman as the inner reality behind cosmic functions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No terrestrial tīrtha is named; the focus is metaphysical instruction within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a teaching verse (upadeśa/stuti) rather than a ritual injunction.