Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

त्वया किं जप्यते देव संदेहयति मे मनः । त्वमेकः सर्व भूतानामादिकृत्सकलेश्वरः

Transliteration

tvayā kiṃ japyate deva saṃdehayati me manaḥ | tvamekaḥ sarva bhūtānāmādikṛtsakaleśvaraḥ

Translation

“โอ้เทวะ พระองค์ทรงภาวนา (ชปะ) พระนามใดเล่า? จิตของข้าพเจ้ากังขา—เพราะพระองค์ผู้เดียวทรงเป็นผู้สร้างดั้งเดิมแห่งสรรพสัตว์ และเป็นเจ้าเหนือสรรพสิ่งทั้งปวง”

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; करण/कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे ‘by you/with you’

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम; ‘what’

• जप्यते: is recited
• जप्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (जप् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive) = ‘is being recited’

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th), एकवचन

• संदेहयति: causes doubt
• संदेहयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dih (देह्/दिह् धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; ‘causes doubt/makes (one) doubt’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘my/of me’

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपदम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘you’

• एकः: one, alone
• एकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचनस्य विशेषणम्; ‘of all’ (qualifying भूतानाम्)

• भूतानाम्: of beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of beings’

• आदिकृत्: primeval creator
• आदिकृत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कृदन्तः—कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि) ‘maker’; तत्पुरुषः (आदिं करोति) = ‘primeval creator’

• सकलेश्वरः: lord of all
• सकलेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सकलः ईश्वरः) = ‘lord of all’

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī speaks with reverent wonder, hands slightly raised in inquiry; Śiva remains tranquil, mālā in hand, embodying both supreme lordship and humble practice.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse frames a devotional inquiry: if the Supreme is complete, His japa becomes a sacred exemplar for seekers.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is not specified in this verse; the teaching occurs within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (mantra repetition) is explicitly referenced.