Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तस्माद्य इच्छेदेतेभ्यो विमोक्षं बुद्धिमान्नरः । श्रुतिमार्गेण तेनार्च्यौ देवौ हरिहरावुभौ

Transliteration

tasmādya icchedetebhyo vimokṣaṃ buddhimānnaraḥ | śrutimārgeṇa tenārcyau devau hariharāvubhau

Translation

ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಈ (ನರಕಗತ) ದುಃಖಗಳಿಂದ ವಿಮೋಕ್ಷವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತನು, ಶ್ರುತಿ-ಮಾರ್ಗದಂತೆ ಹರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹರ—ಎರಡೂ ದೇವರನ್ನು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಅರ್ಚಿಸಬೇಕು।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/सम्बन्धसूचक), अपादानार्थे ‘तस्मात्’ = ‘therefore/from that’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• इच्छेत्: should desire
• इच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एतेभ्यः: from these
• एतेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), बहुवचन; अपादान

• विमोक्षम्: liberation
• विमोक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• बुद्धिमान्: wise
• बुद्धिमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• श्रुतिमार्गेण: by the path of the Veda/tradition
• श्रुतिमार्गेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रुतेः मार्गः)

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/सहायक

• अर्च्यौ: worthy to be worshipped
• अर्च्यौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च्य (प्रातिपदिक; √अर्च् धातोः क्तव्य/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be worshipped)

• देवौ: the two gods
• देवौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• हरिहरौ: Hari and Hara (Viṣṇu and Śiva)
• हरिहरौ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wise devotee stands between Śiva and Viṣṇu, offering flowers and lamp in balanced devotion; a faint vision of hells recedes behind, replaced by serene light of Śruti (Vedic fire/chant).

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Hara
• Śruti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation is supported by śāstra/śruti-aligned devotion, honoring both Hari (Viṣṇu) and Hara (Śiva) without sectarian denial.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular site is named; the verse gives a universal prescription for worship in accordance with Śruti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (arcana/pūjā) of both Hari and Hara, explicitly to be done following the Śruti-mārga (Vedic injunctions).