Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

यस्यैवं वैभवं पार्थ तं नमामी सदाशिवम् । अहो मंदः स पापात्मा को वा तस्मादचेतनः

Transliteration

yasyaivaṃ vaibhavaṃ pārtha taṃ namāmī sadāśivam | aho maṃdaḥ sa pāpātmā ko vā tasmādacetanaḥ

Translation

يا بارثا، إنّي أنحني ساجدًا لسَدَاشِيفا ذي الجلال على هذا النحو. آهٍ—إنّ من لا يستيقظ إليه بليدٌ آثم؛ فمن يكون أشدَّ غفلةً منه؟

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (pronominal)

• evaṃ: thus, in this manner
• evaṃ: Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• vaibhavam: glory, magnificence
• vaibhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• pārtha: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• namāmi: I bow to
• namāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā-śiva (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (sadā + śiva)

• aho: alas!, oh!
• aho: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मयादिबोधक निपात (exclamatory particle)

• mandaḥ: dull, foolish
• mandaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sa: he
• sa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• pāpātmā: one of sinful nature
• pāpātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-ātman (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः (pāpaḥ ātmā yasya saḥ)

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• vā: indeed/ or
• vā: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive/alternative particle)

• tasmāt: than him, from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (pronominal), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• acetanaḥ: unconscious, senseless
• acetanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-cetana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee addresses ‘Pārtha’ while bowing to Sadāśiva; Sadāśiva appears as luminous, tranquil, ash-smeared, with crescent moon and gaṅgā in matted locks, granting awakening; shadowy figures symbolize dullness/pramāda turning away.

Characters & Entities

• Pārtha
• Sadāśiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognize Śiva’s immeasurable glory and respond with devotion; spiritual indifference is portrayed as a grave fault.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse is a direct praise of Sadāśiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, namaskāra and bhakti toward Sadāśiva; no detailed rite is specified.