Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

यथा शिवस्तथा त्वं हि यथा त्वं च तथा शिवः । सेवकाश्च वयं सर्वे तव वा शंकरस्य च

Transliteration

yathā śivastathā tvaṃ hi yathā tvaṃ ca tathā śivaḥ | sevakāśca vayaṃ sarve tava vā śaṃkarasya ca

Translation

«Tel est Śiva, tel es-tu; et tel es-tu, tel est Śiva. Et nous tous, nous sommes des serviteurs—les tiens ou ceux de Śaṅkara.»

Word by Word

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Discourse/Comparison marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/रीति-वाचक (as, just as)

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tathā: so
• tathā: Discourse/Correlation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप-वाचक (so, in that manner)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Discourse/Comparison marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान-वाचक

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• tathā: so
• tathā: Discourse/Correlation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप-वाचक

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sevakāḥ: servants
• sevakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sevaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण of 'vayam'

• tava: of you
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• vā: or
• vā: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• śaṃkarasya: of Śaṅkara
• śaṃkarasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

Speaker

Vīrabhadra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/warrior declares equivalence: ‘As Śiva, so you; as you, so Śiva,’ and affirms universal servanthood to either—an emblematic Hari-Hara concord tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Śaṅkara
• Vīrabhadra (speaker)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It teaches Hari-Hara harmony: sectarian rivalry is dissolved in the recognition of the one divine reality expressed as Śiva and Viṣṇu.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly praised; the verse is a theological pivot within the Kedāra narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes devotion and right understanding rather than ritual instruction.