Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 195

Devanagari script

एवं किं बहुनोक्तेन यद्यत्सत्त्वं विभूतिमत् । जगत्यामस्ति तज्जातं शिवाराधनयोगतः

Transliteration

evaṃ kiṃ bahunoktena yadyatsattvaṃ vibhūtimat | jagatyāmasti tajjātaṃ śivārādhanayogataḥ

Translation

จะกล่าวมากไปไย? สรรพสัตว์ใดในโลกที่มีรัศมีและอานุภาพ จงรู้เถิดว่า ล้วนบังเกิดจากโยคะแห่งการบูชาพระศิวะ

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb) — ‘thus’

• किम्: what (use)
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक-सर्वनाम

• बहुना: with much (talk)
• बहुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘बहु’ इत्यस्य करणत्वेन प्रयोगः

• उक्तेन: by what is said; by speech
• उक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; वच् धातु (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम् (past passive participle)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-सम्बन्धः

• सत्त्वम्: being; entity; essence
• सत्त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विभूतिमत्: endowed with power/splendour
• विभूतिमत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभूति (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुपन्त-विशेषणम्

• जगत्याम्: in the world
• जगत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अस्ति: exists; is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्-सम्बन्धः

• जातम्: arisen; produced
• जातम्: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (कृदन्त; जन् धातु (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम्; ‘उत्पन्नम्’

• शिवाराधनयोगतः: due to the practice of worship of Śiva
• शिवाराधनयोगतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आराधन (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (ablatival adverb) — ‘-योगतः’ = ‘कारणात्/हेतोः’; समासः: शिव-आराधन-योग (तत्पुरुष) + तसिल्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva seated in serene majesty, rays of tejas flowing outward into the world—kings, sages, yogins, and householders receiving distinct ‘vibhūtis’ (knowledge, prosperity, courage) as offerings return to Śiva’s feet.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All true glory and excellence are ultimately the fruit of Śiva’s grace, accessed through sincere worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular site is identified; the verse gives a universal teaching on Śiva-ārādhana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-ārādhana (regular worship/discipline) is recommended broadly, without specifying a single rite in this verse.