Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

नान्यं देवमहं मन्ये त्वां मुक्त्वा वृषभध्वजम् । नान्यस्य विद्यते शक्तिरीदृशी धरणीतले

Transliteration

nānyaṃ devamahaṃ manye tvāṃ muktvā vṛṣabhadhvajam | nānyasya vidyate śaktirīdṛśī dharaṇītale

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าไม่ถือว่ามีเทพองค์อื่นใดนอกจากพระองค์ โอ พระผู้ทรงธงวัว (วฤษภธวชะ) บนพื้นพิภพนี้ ไม่มีผู้ใดมีฤทธิ์เดชเช่นนี้

Word by Word

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

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; देव-विशेषण

• देवम्: god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्ये: think, consider
• मन्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुक्त्वा: leaving aside, except
• मुक्त्वा: Sambandha (Exclusion/अपवाद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund) विशेषार्थे ‘विना/except’

• वृषभध्वजम्: the one whose banner is a bull (Śiva)
• वृषभध्वजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक); वृषभः ध्वजः यस्य (शिवः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः (possessive epithet)

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

• अन्यस्य: of another (one)
• अन्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• विद्यते: exists
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; भावे प्रयोग (exists)

• शक्तिः: power
• शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईदृशी: such, like this
• ईदृशी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; शक्ति-विशेषण

• धरणीतले: on the surface of the earth
• धरणीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

The sage/devotee (addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage, hands folded, addresses the unseen or partially revealed Śiva, praising him as Vṛṣabhadhvaja and declaring no other deity equals his power on earth.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognition of the supreme divine power culminates in exclusive devotion (ananya-bhakti) toward Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, as a place where Śiva’s supremacy is realized and proclaimed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse is a devotional confession and hymn-like praise.