Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

प्रसादात्तव बुद्ध्यादिर्जगदेतत्प्रवर्तते । मूढाश्च देवताः सर्वा नैनं बुध्यत शंकरम्

Transliteration

prasādāttava buddhyādirjagadetatpravartate | mūḍhāśca devatāḥ sarvā nainaṃ budhyata śaṃkaram

Translation

ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระองค์ แม้ปัญญาและพลังทั้งหลายก็ยังขับเคลื่อนโลกนี้ให้ดำเนินไป; แต่เหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงกลับหลงมัว ไม่รู้จักพระองค์—พระศังกร

Word by Word

• prasādāt: from (your) grace
• prasādāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• buddhi-ādiḥ: intellect and the rest (mental faculties)
• buddhi-ādiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘बुद्धिः आदिः यस्य/बुद्ध्यादि-समूहः’)

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• pravartate: proceeds, functions
• pravartate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• mūḍhāḥ: deluded
• mūḍhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūḍha (कृदन्त; √muh)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• devatāḥ: the deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम्

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: enad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• budhyata: understood
• budhyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Apposition to enam/कर्म-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods), confessing ignorance

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā speaks with folded hands, indicating the world’s motion arising from Śiva’s grace; behind him, devas appear confused, while Śaṅkara stands luminous, unrecognized by the deluded.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Devāḥ
• Prasāda (grace)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings can be veiled by delusion; recognition of Śiva arises through grace, not mere status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is doctrinal, highlighting grace and divine concealment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied practice is humility and turning toward divine grace through devotion.