Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

पञ्चभूतसमोपेतः सषष्ठः परमेश्वरः । इन्द्रियाणि मनः प्राणा ज्ञानमायुः सुखं धृतिः

Transliteration

pañcabhūtasamopetaḥ saṣaṣṭhaḥ parameśvaraḥ | indriyāṇi manaḥ prāṇā jñānamāyuḥ sukhaṃ dhṛtiḥ

Translation

ทรงประกอบด้วยมหาภูตทั้งห้า และในฐานะพระปรเมศวรผู้เหนือกว่านั้น—เป็น ‘องค์ที่หก’ อันล้ำพ้น—พระองค์ทรงรังสรรค์ในกายผู้มีชีวิตให้มีอินทรีย์ทั้งหลาย จิต ปราณ ความรู้ อายุ สุข และความมั่นคงอดทน

Word by Word

• pañca: five
• pañca: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca (संख्या-अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral) समासपूर्वपद; अर्थे—पञ्च (five)

• bhūta: elements
• bhūta: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as compound member)

• samopetaḥ: endowed with
• samopetaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-upa-√i (धातु) + samupeta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘समुपेत’ = endowed/possessed

• pañcabhūtasamopetaḥ: endowed with the five elements
• pañcabhūtasamopetaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + bhūta + samupeta (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पञ्चभूतैः समुपेतः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saḥ: he/that (entity)
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ṣaṣṭhaḥ: the sixth
• ṣaṣṭhaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रमवाचक (ordinal) पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saṣaṣṭhaḥ: he (is) the sixth
• saṣaṣṭhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saḥ + ṣaṣṭhaḥ (sandhi)
• Form: सन्धि-रूप; मूलतः ‘सः षष्ठः’ (he is the sixth)

• parameśvaraḥ: the Supreme Lord
• parameśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (परमः ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• indriyāṇi: the senses
• indriyāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prāṇāḥ: vital breaths
• prāṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• jñānam: knowledge
• jñānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• āyuḥ: life-span
• āyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jñānamāyuḥ: knowledge and life-span
• jñānamāyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñānam + āyuḥ (समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चय)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (ज्ञानं च आयुः च); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समाहार-द्वन्द्व)

• sukham: happiness
• sukham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dhṛtiḥ: steadfastness, fortitude
• dhṛtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced for Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cosmic Lord above, five elemental spheres (earth, water, fire, air, ether) below; from them stream icons of senses, mind, prāṇa-winds, a scroll of knowledge, an hourglass for lifespan, a lotus for happiness, and a pillar for steadfastness.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara
• Pañcabhūtas
• Indriyas
• Prāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All faculties—senses, mind, prāṇa, and even happiness and endurance—are granted and governed by the Supreme Lord, so embodied life should be lived in reverence and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in the Revā Khaṇḍa, associated with the sanctity of the Revā/Narmadā region, though this specific line focuses on metaphysical principles rather than a single named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; it establishes a theological basis for dharmic living and reverence toward divine order.