Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
Devanagari script
स्कन्द उवाच । एवमेवास्मि जानामि त्वां च विष्णुं च शंकर
Transliteration
skanda uvāca | evamevāsmi jānāmi tvāṃ ca viṣṇuṃ ca śaṃkara
Translation
Skanda bersabda: “Demikianlah aku memahami-Mu, wahai Śaṅkara—dan Viṣṇu juga.”
Word by Word
स्कन्दःSkanda
स्कन्दः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootskanda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thus)
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन
जानामिI know
जानामि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ज्ञा (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
विष्णुम्Vishnu
विष्णुम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
शंकरO Shankara
शंकर:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन
Speaker
Skanda
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Śaṅkara
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Skanda speaks directly to Śaṅkara, acknowledging both Śiva and Viṣṇu; the scene conveys reconciliation and theological breadth.
Characters & Entities
S
SkandaŚ
Śaṅkara (Śiva)V
ViṣṇuFAQs
The devotee’s maturity is shown by recognizing divine unity beyond names and forms.
No holy site is referenced; the shloka is part of a theological dialogue.
None stated.