Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

हरश्चैवार्द्धदेहेन विष्णुरर्द्धेन चाभवत् । एकतो विष्णुचिह्नानि हरचिह्नानि चैकतः

Transliteration

haraścaivārddhadehena viṣṇurarddhena cābhavat | ekato viṣṇucihnāni haracihnāni caikataḥ

Translation

ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာ၏ တစ်ဝက်ဖြင့် ဟရ (ရှီဝ) ဖြစ်၍၊ အခြားတစ်ဝက်ဖြင့် ဗိဿဏု ဖြစ်တော်မူ၏။ တစ်ဖက်တွင် ဗိဿဏု၏ အမှတ်လက္ခဏာများ၊ တစ်ဖက်တွင် ဟရ၏ အမှတ်လက္ခဏာများ ရှိ၏။

Word by Word

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphasis particle)

• अर्द्धदेहेन: with half the body
• अर्द्धदेहेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देहस्य अर्द्धेन)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अर्द्धेन: with (the other) half
• अर्द्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्द्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• एकतः: on one side
• एकतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: on one side)

• विष्णुचिह्नानि: Viṣṇu’s emblems
• विष्णुचिह्नानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + चिह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः चिह्नानि)

• हरचिह्नानि: Hara’s emblems
• हरचिह्नानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + चिह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हरस्य चिह्नानि)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एकतः: on the other side
• एकतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: on one side)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within the chapter; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Harihara stands divided: one half Śiva, one half Viṣṇu; each side clearly bears its own emblems, making the unity visually undeniable.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara)
• Viṣṇu
• Harihara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same Supreme is approached through multiple forms; recognizing unity prevents conflict rooted in labels.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it supports the chapter’s mahātmya narrative through divine manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.