Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

प्रसादात्तव बुद्ध्यादिर्जगदेतत्प्रवर्तते । मूढाश्च देवताः सर्वा नैनं बुध्यत शंकरम्

Transliteration

prasādāttava buddhyādirjagadetatpravartate | mūḍhāśca devatāḥ sarvā nainaṃ budhyata śaṃkaram

Translation

Nhờ ân phúc của Ngài, ngay cả trí tuệ và các năng lực khác cũng khiến thế gian này vận hành. Thế nhưng chư thiên vì mê muội đã không nhận ra Ngài—Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• prasādāt: from (your) grace
• prasādāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• buddhi-ādiḥ: intellect and the rest (mental faculties)
• buddhi-ādiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘बुद्धिः आदिः यस्य/बुद्ध्यादि-समूहः’)

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• pravartate: proceeds, functions
• pravartate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• mūḍhāḥ: deluded
• mūḍhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūḍha (कृदन्त; √muh)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• devatāḥ: the deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम्

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

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: enad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular) सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• budhyata: understood
• budhyata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Apposition to enam/कर्म-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods), confessing ignorance

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā speaks with folded hands, indicating the world’s motion arising from Śiva’s grace; behind him, devas appear confused, while Śaṅkara stands luminous, unrecognized by the deluded.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Devāḥ
• Prasāda (grace)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings can be veiled by delusion; recognition of Śiva arises through grace, not mere status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is doctrinal, highlighting grace and divine concealment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied practice is humility and turning toward divine grace through devotion.