Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

सर्वे यास्यंति विलयं न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि । अद्वयं सच्चिदानंदं यद्ब्रह्मोपनिषद्गतम्

Transliteration

sarve yāsyaṃti vilayaṃ na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi | advayaṃ saccidānaṃdaṃ yadbrahmopaniṣadgatam

Translation

Semuanya akan menuju pralaya (peleburan); engkau tidak wajar bersedih. Kerana Brahman yang diajarkan dalam Upaniṣad itu tidak-dua—Sat-Cit-Ānanda (Wujud, Kesedaran, Kebahagiaan).

Word by Word

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (devādayaḥ इत्यादीनां)

• yāsyanti: will go
• yāsyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या, धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• vilayam: to dissolution
• vilayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vilaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śocitum: to grieve
• śocitum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śuc (शुच्, धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (infinitive), अर्थः—'to grieve'

• arhasi: you ought / are fit
• arhasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (अर्ह्, धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• advayam: non-dual
• advayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (brahmaṇः)

• saccidānandam: being-consciousness-bliss
• saccidānandam: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + cit + ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (समाहार)द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थः—'sat, cit, ānanda' एकत्वेन

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• brahmopaniṣadgatam: found in the Upaniṣads (as Brahman)
• brahmopaniṣadgatam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman + upaniṣad + gata (गम्, धातु; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास: (ब्रह्मणि) उपनिषदि गतं = 'found in the Upaniṣads (about Brahman)'

Speaker

Munayaḥ (the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setutīrtha (Setukṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-figure at the seashore of Setu gestures toward the vast ocean as a symbol of pralaya, while a grieving listener is calmed; above them, a subtle luminous formless aura signifies sat-cit-ānanda Brahman.

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Upaniṣads

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grief is eased by insight: all conditioned forms dissolve, while Brahman—the non-dual reality of sat-cit-ānanda—remains.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram is the broader setting; the verse emphasizes the Upaniṣadic culmination that pilgrimage ultimately points toward.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it teaches jñāna (spiritual knowledge) as the supreme consolation.