Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

याः स्त्रियः सकला विश्वे पार्वत्या ताः समा हि मे । नराः सर्वेऽपि देवेश भवद्वत्तान्विलोकये

Transliteration

yāḥ striyaḥ sakalā viśve pārvatyā tāḥ samā hi me | narāḥ sarve'pi deveśa bhavadvattānvilokaye

Translation

สตรีทั้งปวงในโลกนี้ สำหรับข้าพเจ้าเสมอด้วยพระแม่ปารวตี; และบุรุษทั้งปวง โอ้พระเป็นเจ้าแห่งเทพ ข้าพเจ้าเห็นว่าเสมอด้วยพระองค์

Word by Word

• याः: which (women)
• याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सकलाः: all, entire
• सकलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• विश्वे: in the world
• विश्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• पार्वत्या: with/like Pārvatī
• पार्वत्या: Upamana/Instrument (Comparison basis/उपमान-आश्रय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ताः: those
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• समाः: equal, same
• समाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

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

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• भवद्वत्तान्: like you, resembling you
• भवद्वत्तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवत् + वत् (तद्धित) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘-वत्’ तद्धितान्त (possessing/like you) विशेषणम्

• विलोकये: I see, I behold
• विलोकये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Skanda addressing Śiva (deveśa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devādhideva (Lord of gods)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee addresses the Lord of gods, proclaiming equal vision: all women as Pārvatī, all men as Śiva; the world appears suffused with Śiva-Śakti presence.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Pārvatī
• Śiva (Deveśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual maturity expresses as equal vision—seeing the divine in all and dissolving possessiveness and lust.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves the dharmic-philosophical core within a māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the teaching is ethical and contemplative (sama-darśana).