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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 166

Devanagari script

एतद्बुद्धात्मनो भक्तिं देहि जन्मनिजन्मनि । त्वं माता च पिता त्वं च त्वं बंधुश्च सखा हि मे

Transliteration

etadbuddhātmano bhaktiṃ dehi janmanijanmani | tvaṃ mātā ca pitā tvaṃ ca tvaṃ baṃdhuśca sakhā hi me

Translation

Gewähre mir—dessen Herz darauf gerichtet ist—Hingabe von Geburt zu Geburt. Du bist meine Mutter und du bist mein Vater; du bist mein Verwandter und wahrlich mein Freund.

Word by Word
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण ‘भक्तिम्’ इति पदं विशेषयति
बुद्धात्मनःof the enlightened-souled (person)
बुद्धात्मनः:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
भक्तिम्devotion
भक्तिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
देहिgive
देहि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
जन्मनिin (a) birth
जन्मनि:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootजन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन
जन्मनिin every birth
जन्मनि:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootजन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; पुनरुक्तिः—‘जन्मनि जन्मनि’ = प्रत्येकजन्मनि
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
माताmother
माता:
Pradhana-nama (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
पिताfather
पिता:
Pradhana-nama (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विधेय
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
बन्धुःkinsman, relative
बन्धुः:
Pradhana-nama (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootबन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विधेय
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction); ‘बन्धुः च’ इत्यर्थे
सखाfriend
सखा:
Pradhana-nama (Predicate/विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विधेय
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/हेतुबोधक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)
मेof me, my
मे:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘मम’ इत्यर्थे
Speaker

Mahākāla (addressing Śiva/Rudra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (ṛṣis/śaunaka-group in purāṇic frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble Kirāta-devotee (or devotee figure) stands before Kedāranātha/Śiva, hands folded, praying for devotion across births; Śiva is envisioned as compassionate parent and friend, with Himalayan peaks and a stone liṅga-temple backdrop.

Characters & Entities
Ś
Śiva (Rudra)
M
Mahākāla

FAQs

The highest boon is unbroken devotion to Śiva across all lives, seeing Him as one’s complete refuge.

Kedāra-kṣetra’s Śaiva milieu, where devotion and refuge in Śiva are praised.

None; the verse is a bhakti-prārthanā (devotional petition) for steadfastness.

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