Skanda Upanishad: Verse 9
यथा शिवमयो विष्णुरेवं विष्णुमयः शिवः । यथान्तरं न पश्यामि तथा मे स्वस्तिरायुषि ॥९॥
यथा । शिव-मयः । विष्णुः । एवम् । विष्णु-मयः । शिवः । यथा । अन्तरम् । न । पश्यामि । तथा । मे । स्वस्तिः । आयुषि ।
yathā śivamayo viṣṇur evaṁ viṣṇumayaḥ śivaḥ | yathāntaraṁ na paśyāmi tathā me svastir āyuṣi ||9||
जैसे विष्णु में शिव भरे हैं, वैसे ही शिव में विष्णु भरे हैं। मैं इनमे कोई फर्क नहीं देख पा रहा। इसलिए मेरी उम्र भर कल्याण हो।
Just as Viṣṇu is pervaded by Śiva, so Śiva is pervaded by Viṣṇu. Since I do not see any difference (between them), so may there be well-being for me in (my) lifespan.
- yathāntaraṁ resolved as yathā + antaram (ā + a → ā)
- No other mandatory splits
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Abheda (non-difference) and ekatva-darśana; auspiciousness (svasti) arising from non-dual vision
- The mahavakyas
- Echoes the non-difference thrust of «सर्वं खल्विदं ब्रह्म» and supports the contemplative assimilation of «तत् त्वम् असि» by dissolving perceived ‘otherness’ (antara) at the level of ultimate reality.
- Veda
- Krishna Yajur Veda
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka)
Yoga and practice
Bhāvanā for bheda-nivṛtti (cessation of difference-perception); japa/dhyāna on Harihara unity; cultivating sama-darśana that stabilizes the mind and supports śānti and sattva.
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