Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

इति स्कन्द विजानाति स मद्भक्तोन्यथा न हि

Transliteration

iti skanda vijānāti sa madbhaktonyathā na hi

Translation

So erkennt es Skanda; er ist Mein Verehrer—wahrlich, nicht anders.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/thus)

• स्कन्द: Skanda
• स्कन्द: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विजानाति: knows clearly
• विजानाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

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

• मद्भक्तः: my devotee
• मद्भक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मम भक्तः)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/indeed)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm doctrinal moment: Śiva (or the supreme speaker) affirms Skanda’s understanding and marks him as the true devotee; the setting is austere, with a sense of initiation into sacred duty.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right understanding aligned with divine teaching is itself a sign of genuine devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse affirms correct knowledge and devotion.