Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

त्वं स्थितिः सर्वभूतानां त्वमेव शरणं सताम् । त्वं हंता सर्वदुष्टानां हयग्रीव नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

tvaṃ sthitiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ tvameva śaraṇaṃ satām | tvaṃ haṃtā sarvaduṣṭānāṃ hayagrīva namo'stu te

Translation

آپ ہی تمام جانداروں کے قائم رکھنے والے ہیں؛ آپ ہی نیکوں کی پناہ ہیں۔ آپ ہی ہر بدکار کے ہلاک کرنے والے ہیں—اے ہَیگریو! آپ کو نمسکار۔

Word by Word

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sthitiḥ: (are) the sustenance/steadiness
• sthitiḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarva-bhūtānām: of all beings
• sarva-bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• eva: indeed/alone
• eva: Avyaya (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle of emphasis)

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Pradhana-predicative (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• satām: of the good/virtuous
• satām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सत्-शब्दः), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• haṃtā: slayer
• haṃtā: Pradhana-predicative (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: han (धातु) + tṛ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarva-duṣṭānām: of all the wicked
• sarva-duṣṭānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• hayagrīva: O Hayagrīva (horse-necked one)
• hayagrīva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक) + grīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नमः + (चतुर्थी)

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hayagrīva—Viṣṇu with a horse-headed aspect—stands as cosmic protector, devas praising him; a subdued battlefield/chaos motif fades behind, symbolizing the destruction of wicked forces and sheltering of the righteous.

Characters & Entities

• Hayagrīva
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord sustains creation and protects the virtuous; devotion aligns one with that refuge and moral order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the focus is on Hayagrīva’s protective divinity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering namas (salutations) to Hayagrīva as an act of devotion.