Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

सर्वभूत प्रसादत्वं मृत्युकालजयस्तथा । अहंकारोद्भवश्चाष्टौ प्राजापत्ये च पूर्विकाः

Transliteration

sarvabhūta prasādatvaṃ mṛtyukālajayastathā | ahaṃkārodbhavaścāṣṭau prājāpatye ca pūrvikāḥ

Translation

تمام جانداروں کی رضا مندی حاصل کرنا، اور مقررہ وقتِ موت پر بھی غلبہ پانا؛ اور انا (اہنکار) سے پیدا ہونے والی مزید آٹھ—یہ سب، پہلیوں سمیت، پرجاپتی لوک میں بیان کی گئی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• सर्वभूत: of all beings
• सर्वभूत: Visheshana (Qualifier within compound/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समासपूर्वपद), समासान्त-विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वेषां भूतानां’ (all beings) — used as dependent member in next pada

• प्रसादत्वम्: state of favor/grace
• प्रसादत्वम्: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Neuter, Nominative singular; भाववाचक ‘-त्व’

• मृत्युकालजयः: conquest over the time of death
• मृत्युकालजयः: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु + काल + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘मृत्यु-कालस्य जयः’ (victory over the time of death)

• तथा: and also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक) — indeclinable ‘thus/also’

• अहंकारोद्भवः: arising from ego
• अहंकारोद्भवः: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहंकार + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘अहंकारात् उद्भवः’ (arising from ego)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; संख्याविशेषणम् (पूर्विकाः)

• प्राजापत्ये: in/within the Prajāpatya (sphere)
• प्राजापत्ये: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राजापत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative singular; ‘प्रजापतेः सम्बन्धि’ (pertaining to Prajāpati)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• पूर्विकाः: preceding; earlier ones
• पूर्विकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; विशेषणम् (अष्टौ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prajāpatiloka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A creator-realm court: Prajāpati presiding; beings of many kinds approach peacefully (sarvabhūta-prasāda). In the background, a yogin stands before Kāla (Time/Death) with a calm gaze, symbolizing mṛtyu-kāla-jaya; a shadowy figure labeled ‘ahaṃkāra’ births smaller, glittering but thorny powers.

Characters & Entities

• Prajāpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Some attainments are tied to ego and influence; dharma advises transcending ahaṃkāra rather than empowering it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is cosmological and yogic, not a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual instruction is present.