Verse 10

Skanda

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यथान्तरं न भेदाः स्युः शिवकेशवयोस्तथा । देहो देवालयः प्रोक्तः स जीवः केवलः शिवः ॥१०॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

यथा । अन्तरम् । न । भेदाः । स्युः । शिव-केशवयोः । तथा । देहः । देव-आलयः । प्रोक्तः । सः । जीवः । केवलः । शिवः ॥१०॥

IAST Transliteration

yathāntaraṃ na bhedāḥ syuḥ śiva-keśavayostathā | deho devālayaḥ proktaḥ sa jīvaḥ kevalaḥ śivaḥ ||10||

Translation

சிவனுக்கும் கேசவனுக்கும் உள்ளார்ந்த வேறுபாடு இல்லாததுபோல், இந்த உடல் தேவாலயம் என அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது; அந்த ஜீவனே உண்மையில் சிவனே.

Academic Translation

Just as there would be no differences within Śiva and Keśava, so (too) the body is declared to be a temple of God; that individual self (jīva) is solely Śiva.

Verse Context

• Abheda (non-difference) of Jīva and Śiva/Brahman; deha as devālaya
• Mahavakya: Supports the purport of ‘tat tvam asi’ and ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’ by asserting non-difference of the indwelling self and the Supreme (Śiva).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)