Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

येनैव सृष्टं विधृतं च येन येन श्रितं येन कृतं समग्रम् । यस्यांशभूतं हि जगत्कदाचिद्वेदांतवेद्यः परमात्मा शिवश्च

Transliteration

yenaiva sṛṣṭaṃ vidhṛtaṃ ca yena yena śritaṃ yena kṛtaṃ samagram | yasyāṃśabhūtaṃ hi jagatkadācidvedāṃtavedyaḥ paramātmā śivaśca

Translation

Dia yang olehnya alam semesta dicipta, olehnya dipelihara; di dalam-Nya ia bersandar, dan olehnya seluruhnya tersusun. Yang darinya dunia ini kadang hanyalah suatu bagian—Dialah Śiva, Ātman Tertinggi yang dikenal melalui ajaran Vedānta.

Word by Word

• yena: by whom
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• eva: indeed/alone
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• sṛṣṭam: created
• sṛṣṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vidhṛtam: sustained
• vidhṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• yena: by whom
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• yena: by whom
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• śritam: resorted to / supported
• śritam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śri (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘rested upon/taken refuge in’

• yena: by whom
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• kṛtam: made
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samagram: entire
• samagram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samagra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘entire/whole’

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• aṃśa-bhūtam: having become a part (of him)
• aṃśa-bhūtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (अंशः भूतो); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kadācit: ever/at any time
• kadācit: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘at any time/ever’)

• vedānta-vedyaḥ: knowable through Vedānta
• vedānta-vedyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vedānta (प्रातिपदिक) + vedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (वेदान्तेन वेद्यः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• paramātmā: the Supreme Self
• paramātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cosmic Śiva encompassing creation: galaxies/three worlds emerging from Him; simultaneously a serene Kedāra linga in the foreground, linking the local shrine to the cosmic ground; sages pointing to Upaniṣadic teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vedānta
• Paramātmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is proclaimed as the supreme reality—creator, sustainer, and indwelling refuge—known through Vedāntic wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs in Kedārakhaṇḍa, aligning the teaching with the Kedāra sacred landscape, though this line itself is a universal theological praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; it is a doctrinal (tattva) statement about Śiva’s supreme nature.