Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
Devanagari script
तत्त्था नान्यथा किंचिदत्र प्रोक्तं हि विष्णुना । यो ह्यहं स हरिर्ज्ञेयो यो हरिः सोऽहमित्युता
Transliteration
tattthā nānyathā kiṃcidatra proktaṃ hi viṣṇunā | yo hyahaṃ sa harirjñeyo yo hariḥ so'hamityutā
Translation
അത് അങ്ങനെ തന്നേ, മറ്റെങ്ങനെ അല്ല; ഇവിടെ വിഷ്ണു പ്രസ്താവിച്ചതെല്ലാം സത്യം. ‘ഞാൻ തന്നേ ഹരി; ഹരി തന്നേ ഞാൻ’— ഇതാണ് നിശ്ചയം.
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom./acc. sg)
तथाso/thus
तथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable: thus/so)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)
अन्यथाotherwise
अन्यथा:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारान्तरवाचक (indeclinable: otherwise)
किंचित्anything
किंचित्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkiṃcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (neuter nom./acc. sg: anything)
अत्रhere/in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (indeclinable: here/in this matter)
प्रोक्तम्spoken/said
प्रोक्तम्:
Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-vac (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom./acc. sg: spoken)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed)
विष्णुनाby Viṣṇu
विष्णुना:
Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (masculine instrumental singular)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle: indeed)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)
सःhe/that one
सः:
Pratijna (Copular subject/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
हरिःHari (Viṣṇu)
हरिः:
Pratijna (Predicate nominal/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
ज्ञेयःis to be known (as)
ज्ञेयः:
Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (धातु)
Formतव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive: to be known), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
हरिःHari
हरिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothari (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
सःhe
सः:
Pratijna (Copular subject/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Pratijna (Predicate nominal/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)
उक्ताwas said
उक्ता:
Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (वाणी/उक्ति) अव्यक्त-प्रत्याहारः (feminine nominative singular: said/uttered)
Speaker
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śiva proclaims the truth of Viṣṇu’s words, declaring mutual identity; the scene can be visualized as a luminous convergence of Śiva and Viṣṇu auras, suggesting one essence in two forms.
Characters & Entities
V
ViṣṇuH
HariŚ
Śiva (implicit as 'aham')FAQs
Śiva and Viṣṇu are affirmed as non-different in essence; sectarian hostility is spiritually misguided.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is a doctrinal proclamation of Hari-Hara unity.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the teaching guides right understanding and devotion.