Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
Devanagari script
तत्त्था नान्यथा किंचिदत्र प्रोक्तं हि विष्णुना । यो ह्यहं स हरिर्ज्ञेयो यो हरिः सोऽहमित्युता
Transliteration
tattthā nānyathā kiṃcidatra proktaṃ hi viṣṇunā | yo hyahaṃ sa harirjñeyo yo hariḥ so'hamityutā
Translation
هو كذلك بعينه لا غير؛ فإن ما نطق به ڤيشنو هنا حقٌّ. «مَن كان أنا فليُعرَف أنّه هَري؛ ومَن كان هَري فهو أنا»—هكذا حقًّا.
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom./acc. sg)
तथाso/thus
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable: thus/so)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)
अन्यथाotherwise
अन्यथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारान्तरवाचक (indeclinable: otherwise)
किंचित्anything
किंचित्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkiṃcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (neuter nom./acc. sg: anything)
अत्रhere/in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (indeclinable: here/in this matter)
प्रोक्तम्spoken/said
प्रोक्तम्:
Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-vac (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom./acc. sg: spoken)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed)
विष्णुनाby Viṣṇu
विष्णुना:
Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (masculine instrumental singular)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)
सःhe/that one
सः:
Pratijna (Copular subject/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
हरिःHari (Viṣṇu)
हरिः:
Pratijna (Predicate nominal/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
ज्ञेयःis to be known (as)
ज्ञेयः:
Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (धातु)
Formतव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive: to be known), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
हरिःHari
हरिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
सःhe
सः:
Pratijna (Copular subject/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Pratijna (Predicate nominal/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)
उक्ताwas said
उक्ता:
Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (वाणी/उक्ति) अव्यक्त-प्रत्याहारः (feminine nominative singular: said/uttered)
Speaker
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śiva proclaims the truth of Viṣṇu’s words, declaring mutual identity; the scene can be visualized as a luminous convergence of Śiva and Viṣṇu auras, suggesting one essence in two forms.
Characters & Entities
V
ViṣṇuH
HariŚ
Śiva (implicit as 'aham')FAQs
Śiva and Viṣṇu are affirmed as non-different in essence; sectarian hostility is spiritually misguided.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is a doctrinal proclamation of Hari-Hara unity.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the teaching guides right understanding and devotion.