Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

एका जीवात्मिका तत्र प्रत्यक्षा च तथापरा । द्रोग्धा भूतेषु भक्तश्च रुद्रभक्तो न स स्मृतः

Transliteration

ekā jīvātmikā tatra pratyakṣā ca tathāparā | drogdhā bhūteṣu bhaktaśca rudrabhakto na sa smṛtaḥ

Translation

Dari kedua wujud itu, yang satu hadir sebagai jiwa-dalam pada semua makhluk, dan yang lain adalah wujud yang tampak. Namun siapa yang berkhianat terhadap makhluk—meski mengaku berbhakti—tidak dikenang sebagai bhakta Rudra.

Word by Word

• ekā: one
• ekā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• jīva-ātmikā: having the nature of the individual soul
• jīva-ātmikā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jīva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘जीवस्वरूपा’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• tatra: there; in that (context)
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• pratyakṣā: manifest; perceptible
• pratyakṣā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tathā: thus; likewise
• tathā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• aparā: another; second
• aparā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• drogdhā: an injurer; one who harms
• drogdhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drogdhar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘द्रोघ्धृ’ (injurer) शब्दस्य प्रथमा

• bhūteṣu: towards beings; among creatures
• bhūteṣu: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन

• bhaktaḥ: devotee
• bhaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• rudra-bhaktaḥ: a devotee of Rudra
• rudra-bhaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्रस्य भक्तः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• smṛtaḥ: is considered; is remembered
• smṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predication/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (continuing 'Śrī Bhagavān uvāca')

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Bhūtas (living beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion and non-treachery toward living beings are essential to genuine Rudra-bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse focuses on ethical criteria for devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No; it prescribes moral conduct as the foundation of devotion.