Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

विना शिवेन यत्किंचिदशिवं भवति क्षणात् । ब्रह्मा विष्णुश्च रुद्रश्च गुणकार्यकरा ह्यमी

Transliteration

vinā śivena yatkiṃcidaśivaṃ bhavati kṣaṇāt | brahmā viṣṇuśca rudraśca guṇakāryakarā hyamī

Translation

Sem Śiva, qualquer coisa se torna inauspiciosa num instante. Até Brahmā, Viṣṇu e Rudra atuam como agentes dos guṇa e de seus efeitos.

Word by Word

• विना: without
• विना: अपादान/वियोग (separation; 'without')
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपात (preposition/adverb)

• शिवेन: by/with Śiva
• शिवेन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: कर्म/विषय (object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: कर्म/विषय
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-परिमाण (indefinite)

• अशिवम्: inauspicious / not Śiva
• अशिवम्: विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: क्रिया (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्षणात्: in a moment
• क्षणात्: अपादान (source; time-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; अवधी/हेतु (from/within a moment)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: कर्ता (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• गुण-कार्य-कराः: doers of the functions of the guṇas
• गुण-कार्य-कराः: विशेषण (predicate adjective of brahmā/viṣṇu/rudra)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः (षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) — 'गुणानां कार्यं कुर्वन्ति' इति; विशेषण

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• अमी: these (they)
• अमी: कर्ता/उद्देश्य (subject; resumptive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the Ṛṣis

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Himalayan Kedāra setting: sages seated in inquiry while a radiant, formless Śiva-presence is implied behind the liṅga; Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra appear as cosmic functionaries within a guṇa-colored aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Rudra
• Guṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All auspiciousness is grounded in Śiva; cosmic roles of the deities operate within guṇic functions, while Śiva is the essential auspicious principle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context aligns the teaching with Kedāra’s Śaiva mahatmya, though the verse itself is primarily theological.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse establishes Śiva’s primacy as the basis for worship and auspicious living.