Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 129

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षं तदिदं सर्वमाधुना चात्र दृस्यते

Transliteration

pratyakṣaṃ tadidaṃ sarvamādhunā cātra dṛsyate

Translation

如今在此，一切皆在我们眼前分明显现，亲见无疑。

Word by Word

• pratyakṣam: directly perceptible
• pratyakṣam: Karma/Predicate complement (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'सर्वम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tat: that
• tat: Karta/Topic (प्रकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'इदम्' इत्यनेन सह समन्वयः

• idam: this
• idam: Karta/Topic (प्रकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• sarvam: all (this)
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ādhunā: now
• ādhunā: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (now/at present)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (here)

• dṛśyate: is seen / is visible
• dṛśyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी; कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Hari) speaking to the Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari’s final gesture indicates the battlefield: ‘See—this is that very confusion, manifest now.’ Devas look outward, recognizing the proof in front of them.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (Hari)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consequences validate instruction—wisdom is confirmed when its results become directly visible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.