Skanda Upanishad 6: Verse 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

जीवः शिवः शिवो जीवः स जीवः केवलः शिवः । तुषेण बद्धो व्रीहिः स्यात् तुषाभावेन तण्डुलः ॥६॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

जीवः शिवः शिवः जीवः सः जीवः केवलः शिवः । तुषेण बद्धः व्रीहिः स्यात् तुष-अभावेन तण्डुलः ॥६॥

Sanskrit recitationSkanda Upanishad 6

IAST Transliteration

jīvaḥ śivaḥ śivo jīvaḥ sa jīvaḥ kevalaḥ śivaḥ | tuṣeṇa baddho vrīhiḥ syāt tuṣābhāvena taṇḍulaḥ ||6||

Translation

জীবই শিব, শিবই জীব; সেই জীব কেবল শিবই। তুষে বাঁধা থাকলে তাকে ‘ধান’ বলা হয়; তুষ না থাকলে সেইটাই ‘চাল’ (ধানের দানা) বলা হয়।

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Academic Translation

The individual soul is Śiva; Śiva is the individual soul; that individual soul is Śiva alone. When bound by husk it is called ‘paddy’; by the absence of husk it is (called) ‘rice grain.’

Verse Context

• Jīva–Śiva aikya (identity of individual self and the Absolute) and upādhi/avidyā as covering
• Mahavakya: Restates ‘tat tvam asi’ in Śaiva idiom (jīva = Śiva) and supports ‘aham brahmāsmi’ by removing upādhis (husk) to reveal identity.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)