Verse 1

Skanda

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अच्युतोऽस्मि महादेव तव कारुण्यलेशतः । विज्ञानघन एवास्मि शिवोऽस्मि किमतः परम् ॥१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अच्युतः । अस्मि । महा-देव । तव । कारुण्य-लेशतः । विज्ञान-घनः । एव । अस्मि । शिवः । अस्मि । किम् । अतः । परम् ॥

IAST Transliteration

acyuto’smi mahādeva tava kāruṇyaleśataḥ | vijñānaghana evāsmi śivo’smi kim ataḥ param ||1||

Translation

ഹേ മഹാദേവാ, നിന്റെ കരുണയുടെ ഒരു കണികമാത്രം കൊണ്ടു ഞാൻ അച്യുതൻ (അവിനാശി) ആകുന്നു. ഞാൻ വിജ്ഞാനഘനസ്വരൂപം; ഞാൻ ശിവൻ—ഇതിന്നപ്പുറം എന്തുണ്ട്?

Academic Translation

I am Acyuta (the imperishable), O Mahādeva, by a mere particle of your compassion. I am indeed a mass of consciousness; I am Śiva—what is beyond this?

Verse Context

• Ātman–Brahman identity; anugraha (grace) as the occasion for aparokṣa-jñāna
• Mahavakya: Aligns with «अहं ब्रह्मास्मि» (Aham brahmāsmi) and «तत् त्वम् असि» (Tat tvam asi) by asserting direct identity with the Absolute (Śiva/Brahman).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)