Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

शिवाभ्यां संश्रितं लोकं जगदेतच्चराचरम् । गणेशो वापि तज्ज्ञानं न परेऽपि तथाविदन्

Transliteration

śivābhyāṃ saṃśritaṃ lokaṃ jagadetaccarācaram | gaṇeśo vāpi tajjñānaṃ na pare'pi tathāvidan

Translation

हे सर्व चराचर जगत् शिव-शक्ती या उभयांवर आश्रित आहे. त्या तत्त्वाचे यथार्थ ज्ञान गणेशालाच होते; इतरांना तसे कळले नाही।

Word by Word

• शिवाभ्याम्: by the two Śivas (Śiva and Śakti)
• शिवाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया (instrumental), द्विवचन (dual)

• संश्रितम्: resting on; dependent on
• संश्रितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + श्रि (धातु) → संश्रित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) लोकम् इति

• लोकम्: the world
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• जगत्: the universe
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) जगत् इति

• चराचरम्: moving and unmoving
• चराचरम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) जगत् इति; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• गणेशः: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• वा: or/even
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or/even')

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) ज्ञानम् इति

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• परे: others; the higher ones
• परे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अप्यर्थक अव्यय (particle: 'even')

• तथा: thus; in that way
• तथा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb: 'thus/so')

• अविदन्: knew/understood
• अविदन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Narrator (Lomaśa/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The cosmos rests upon a dual principle: Śiva and Śakti as two inseparable presences; Gaṇeśa stands in luminous comprehension while other gods look on with partial understanding.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śakti
• Gaṇeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All existence is upheld by the inseparable unity of Śiva and Śakti; true wisdom recognizes this non-dual support of the cosmos.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits in Kedārakhaṇḍa, which glorifies the Kedāra region (Kedarnath/Himalayan Śaiva sacred landscape), though this line itself is doctrinal rather than topographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it establishes theological groundwork for later praise and protection.