Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

रूपीकृतो मया देवो महेशो नान्यथा वद । मया तेन वियोगश्च संयोगो नैव जायते

Transliteration

rūpīkṛto mayā devo maheśo nānyathā vada | mayā tena viyogaśca saṃyogo naiva jāyate

Translation

నా వల్లనే దేవుడు మహేశుడు రూపం పొందాడు—ఇలా కాకుండా చెప్పకు. అతనితో వియోగమూ సంయోగమూ రెండూ నా కారణంగానే జరుగుతాయి.

Word by Word

• रूपीकृतः: made embodied / given form
• रूपीकृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपिन्/रूप + कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त — masculine nominative singular ‘made into a form/embodied’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति — instrumental singular

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• महेशः: Maheśa
• महेशः: Karta (Subject/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular (apposition to देवः)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय — negation

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Prakara (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय — adverb ‘otherwise’

• वद: say / speak
• वद: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — imperative, 2nd person singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Cause/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, तृतीया-विभक्ति — instrumental singular

• तेन: with him / by that
• तेन: Sahakari/Karana (Associate/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — pronoun, instrumental singular

• वियोगः: separation
• वियोगः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

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

• संयोगः: union
• संयोगः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय — negation

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय — particle of emphasis ‘indeed/just’

• जायते: arises / occurs
• जायते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — present, 3rd person singular, middle

Speaker

Pārvatī (Devī Girijā), inferred from context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Devī insists: ‘I made Maheśa manifest; do not say otherwise. Separation and union with him occur through me’—a doctrinal proclamation with sacred intensity.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī/Girijā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s manifest form and the play of union/separation are framed as dependent on Śakti—emphasizing Śiva-Śakti unity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape (Kedāra/Kedāranātha region) forms the narrative backdrop, though the verse itself is theological.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.