Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 197

Devanagari script

तवाग्निरास्यं वसुधांघ्रियुग्मं नभः शिरश्चंद्ररवी च नेत्रे । समस्तलोका जठरं भुजाश्च दिशश्चतस्रो भगवन्नमस्ते

Transliteration

tavāgnirāsyaṃ vasudhāṃghriyugmaṃ nabhaḥ śiraścaṃdraravī ca netre | samastalokā jaṭharaṃ bhujāśca diśaścatasro bhagavannamaste

Translation

تیرا دہن آگ ہے؛ زمین تیرے دو قدم ہیں؛ آسمان تیرا سر ہے؛ چاند اور سورج تیری آنکھیں ہیں۔ تمام جہان تیرا پیٹ ہیں؛ سمتیں تیرے بازو ہیں—اے بھگوان، تجھے نمسکار۔

Word by Word

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

• agniḥ: fire
• agniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• āsyam: mouth
• āsyam: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• vasudhā: earth
• vasudhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• aṅghri-yugmam: pair of feet
• aṅghri-yugmam: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अङ्घ्र्योः युग्मम्)

• nabhaḥ: sky
• nabhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• śiraḥ: head
• śiraḥ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• candraravī: moon and sun
• candraravī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (चन्द्रः च रविः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपातः (conjunction)

• netre: two eyes
• netre: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• samasta-lokāḥ: all worlds
• samasta-lokāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (समस्ताः लोकाः)

• jaṭharam: belly
• jaṭharam: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhujāḥ: arms
• bhujāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपातः (conjunction)

• diśaḥ: directions
• diśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• catasraḥ: four
• catasraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• namas: salutation
• namas: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्ययम् (salutation particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) or devotee-voice within the narrative (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvarūpa (cosmic kṣetra-bhāvanā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A towering cosmic deity whose mouth blazes as fire; feet rest upon the earth; head merges into the sky; sun and moon shine as eyes; the worlds appear within the belly; four directions extend as mighty arms.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Agni
• Candra
• Ravi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

See the Divine as immanent in the cosmos; reverence arises from recognizing the world as the Lord’s body.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the teaching supports tīrtha-vision by sanctifying all directions and worlds as divine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A contemplative practice is implied: meditate on the Lord’s viśvarūpa (cosmic form) while offering namaskāra.