Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

स्कन्द उवाच । एवमेवास्मि जानामि त्वां च विष्णुं च शंकर

Transliteration

skanda uvāca | evamevāsmi jānāmi tvāṃ ca viṣṇuṃ ca śaṃkara

Translation

စ్కန္ဒက ပြော၏— “အို ရှင်ကရ၊ ငါသည် သင်ကိုလည်းကောင်း၊ ဗိဿဏုကိုလည်းကောင်း ဤသို့ပင် နားလည်သိမြင်၏။”

Word by Word

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thus)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• जानामि: I know
• जानामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• शंकर: O Shankara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaṅkara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda speaks directly to Śaṅkara, acknowledging both Śiva and Viṣṇu; the scene conveys reconciliation and theological breadth.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee’s maturity is shown by recognizing divine unity beyond names and forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is referenced; the shloka is part of a theological dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated.