Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तथा त्वमपि देवेशि सर्वगापि न लक्ष्यसे

Transliteration

tathā tvamapi deveśi sarvagāpi na lakṣyase

Translation

Cũng vậy, ôi Nữ Chúa của chư thiên: dẫu Ngài thấm khắp mọi nơi, Ngài vẫn chẳng dễ được nhận thấy.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तद्वत्/एवम्-अर्थक (thus, in the same way)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• देवेशि: O mistress of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (देव-ईशि = O ruler of gods)

• सर्वगा: all-pervading
• सर्वगा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्वम्)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अपि-भाव

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• लक्ष्यसे: are perceived; are seen
• लक्ष्यसे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे (you are perceived)

Speaker

Deductive: A devotee/narrator within the Tīrthamāhātmya recitation (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as Deveśi)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī’s presence fills the landscape—river, trees, sky—yet she appears only as a faint luminous outline to the unprepared; a focused devotee with folded hands perceives her clearly near the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when the Goddess is everywhere, recognition depends on inner purification, devotion, and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is mentioned in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it implies the need for worship, contemplation, and disciplined practice to ‘see’ the all-pervading Devī.