Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

आत्मानं परमात्मानं पराणां परमं च तत् । येनेदं कारितं विश्वं यतः सर्वं प्रवर्त्तते । यस्मिन्निलीयते विश्वं तस्मै सर्वात्मने नमः

Transliteration

ātmānaṃ paramātmānaṃ parāṇāṃ paramaṃ ca tat | yenedaṃ kāritaṃ viśvaṃ yataḥ sarvaṃ pravarttate | yasminnilīyate viśvaṃ tasmai sarvātmane namaḥ

Translation

“ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระสรรพอาตมัน—ผู้เป็นทั้งอาตมันและปรมาตมัน เป็นยอดยิ่งเหนือยอดยิ่งทั้งปวง; โดยพระองค์จักรวาลนี้ถูกเนรมิต จากพระองค์สรรพสิ่งดำเนินไป และในพระองค์จักรวาลย่อมลับสลายกลับคืนในที่สุด”

Word by Word

• ātmānam: the Self
• ātmānam: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. accusative singular)

• parama-ātmānam: the Supreme Self
• parama-ātmānam: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (parama-ātman: 'supreme Self')

• parāṇām: of the higher ones; of the supreme (beings)
• parāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc. gen. pl)

• paramam: supreme; highest
• paramam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg), विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun, neuter nom/acc sg)

• yena: by whom/whereby
• yena: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun, instrumental singular)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun, neuter nom/acc sg)

• kāritam: caused/made (to be done)
• kāritam: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक-भावे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (causative past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: Karma/Viṣaya (Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• yataḥ: from whom; because of whom
• yataḥ: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, यतः (relative adverb: from whom/whence; because)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• pravarttate: proceeds; functions; comes forth
• pravarttate: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present indicative, 3rd sg, middle)

• yasmin: in whom
• yasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun, locative singular)

• nilīyate: is dissolved; disappears; merges
• nilīyate: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√lī (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present indicative, 3rd sg, middle/passive sense)

• viśvam: the universe
• viśvam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• tasmai: to him; to that (one)
• tasmai: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun, dative singular)

• sarva-ātmane: to the Self of all
• sarva-ātmane: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (sarva-ātman: 'self of all')

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमः-शब्दः (indeclinable used with dative)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional tableau: Nārada (or a sage) offers añjali toward the unseen All-Self; behind, the Kedāra liṅga radiates. Cosmic imagery—emanation and reabsorption—appears as subtle mandala-like waves around the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sarvātman (All-Self)
• Paramātman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme Reality (identified with Śiva here) is the source, sustainer, and final refuge of the cosmos; devotion is grounded in this metaphysical vision.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is situated within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra sacred geography, supporting Śiva-bhakti connected to the Kedāra region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A stuti/namaskāra is prescribed—offering salutations to the Sarvātman through contemplative praise.