Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

यस्यैवं वैभवं पार्थ तं नमामी सदाशिवम् । अहो मंदः स पापात्मा को वा तस्मादचेतनः

Transliteration

yasyaivaṃ vaibhavaṃ pārtha taṃ namāmī sadāśivam | aho maṃdaḥ sa pāpātmā ko vā tasmādacetanaḥ

Translation

ഹേ പാർഥാ, ഇത്തരമൊരു വൈഭവമുള്ള സദാശിവനോട് ഞാൻ നമസ്കരിക്കുന്നു. അയ്യോ, അവനെ അറിയാതെ ഉണരാത്തവൻ മന്ദബുദ്ധിയുള്ള പാപാത്മാവ്; അവനേക്കാൾ ജഡൻ ആര്?

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (pronominal)

• evaṃ: thus, in this manner
• evaṃ: Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• vaibhavam: glory, magnificence
• vaibhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• pārtha: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• namāmi: I bow to
• namāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā-śiva (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (sadā + śiva)

• aho: alas!, oh!
• aho: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विस्मयादिबोधक निपात (exclamatory particle)

• mandaḥ: dull, foolish
• mandaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sa: he
• sa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• pāpātmā: one of sinful nature
• pāpātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-ātman (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः (pāpaḥ ātmā yasya saḥ)

• kaḥ: who
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• vā: indeed/ or
• vā: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive/alternative particle)

• tasmāt: than him, from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (pronominal), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• acetanaḥ: unconscious, senseless
• acetanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-cetana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee addresses ‘Pārtha’ while bowing to Sadāśiva; Sadāśiva appears as luminous, tranquil, ash-smeared, with crescent moon and gaṅgā in matted locks, granting awakening; shadowy figures symbolize dullness/pramāda turning away.

Characters & Entities

• Pārtha
• Sadāśiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognize Śiva’s immeasurable glory and respond with devotion; spiritual indifference is portrayed as a grave fault.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse is a direct praise of Sadāśiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, namaskāra and bhakti toward Sadāśiva; no detailed rite is specified.