Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

यदि सृष्टिपरोऽसि त्वं कालं जीवय सत्वरम् । यदि संहारभूतोऽसि सर्वेषां प्राणिनामिह

Transliteration

yadi sṛṣṭiparo'si tvaṃ kālaṃ jīvaya satvaram | yadi saṃhārabhūto'si sarveṣāṃ prāṇināmiha

Translation

അങ്ങ് സൃഷ്ടിയിൽ തത്പരനാണെങ്കിൽ, കാലനെ വേഗത്തിൽ ജീവിപ്പിച്ചാലും. അങ്ങ് ഇവിടെ സർവ്വ പ്രാണികളുടെയും സംഹാരരൂപമാണെങ്കിൽ...

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (यदि)
• Form: Conjunction

• sṛṣṭiparaḥ: intent on creation
• sṛṣṭiparaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sṛṣṭi-para (सृष्टि-पर)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Parasmaipada, 2nd Person, Singular

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्)
• Form: Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• kālam: Time (Kala)
• kālam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (काल)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular

• jīvaya: revive
• jīvaya: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jīv (जीव्)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative), Causative, Parasmaipada, 2nd Person, Singular

• satvaram: quickly
• satvaram: Kriya Visheshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvaram (सत्वरम्)
• Form: Adverb

• yadi: if
• yadi: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (यदि)
• Form: Conjunction

• saṃhārabhūtaḥ: become the destroyer / intent on destruction
• saṃhārabhūtaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃhāra-bhūta (संहार-भूत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Parasmaipada, 2nd Person, Singular

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Plural

• prāṇinām: living beings
• prāṇinām: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇin (प्राणिन्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (षष्ठी), Plural

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (इह)
• Form: Adverb

Speaker

Śveta (continuing his appeal, contrasting creation and destruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śveta presents a conditional challenge: if you stand for creation, revive Kāla quickly; if you are dissolution for beings—(the sentence hangs, implying grave consequence).

Characters & Entities

• Kāla
• Śiva (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic functions—creation and dissolution—are held in divine sovereignty; restoring Kāla preserves the rhythm of dharma in the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra in the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a doctrinal plea about cosmic order.