Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

सर्वैरेव हि गंतव्यं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः

Transliteration

sarvaireva hi gaṃtavyaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Quả thật, tất cả đều phải đến nơi Đức Chúa Maheśvara ngự trị.

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘by all’/‘by everyone’ (कर्तृ-समूह)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), अवधारणार्थक

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (for/indeed)

• गन्तव्यम्: must go; should be gone
• गन्तव्यम्: Karya (Obligation/कार्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + तव्यत्-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयम् ‘must be gone/one must go’

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय-प्रश्न/सम्बन्ध)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध-प्रदर्शक), देशवाचक (where)

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Kartr (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता/विषयः

• महेश्वरः: Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Kartr (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; महा+ईश्वर)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (महान् ईश्वरः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘देवः’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य-समनाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Dadhīci

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A succinct proclamation: all beings are called to journey to the place where Maheśvara resides—visualized as pilgrims and gods oriented toward a Himalayan liṅga shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacred direction is toward the living presence of Maheśvara; dharma culminates in approaching the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a single named site in this verse; it frames the Śaiva principle that the supreme ‘tīrtha’ is where Maheśvara is present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directive to proceed (gantavya) to Śiva—functionally, to seek Him for invitation and worship.