Skanda Upanishad: Verse 1
अच्युतोऽस्मि महादेव तव कारुण्यलेशतः । विज्ञानघन एवास्मि शिवोऽस्मि किमतः परम् ॥१॥
अच्युतः । अस्मि । महा-देव । तव । कारुण्य-लेशतः । विज्ञान-घनः । एव । अस्मि । शिवः । अस्मि । किम् । अतः । परम् ॥
acyuto’smi mahādeva tava kāruṇyaleśataḥ | vijñānaghana evāsmi śivo’smi kim ataḥ param ||1||
میں اَچُیوت (ناقابلِ زوال) ہوں، اے مہادیو! تیری رحمت کے ایک ذرّے سے۔ میں یقیناً شعورِ محض کا گھنا پیکر ہوں؛ میں شیوا ہوں—اس سے آگے کیا ہے؟
I am Acyuta (the imperishable), O Mahādeva, by a mere particle of your compassion. I am indeed a mass of consciousness; I am Śiva—what is beyond this?
- acyuto’smi = acyutaḥ + asmi (विसर्ग-लोप, ‘o’)
- evāsmi = eva + asmi (अ + अ → आ)
- śivo’smi = śivaḥ + asmi (विसर्ग-लोप, ‘o’)
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Ātman–Brahman identity; anugraha (grace) as the occasion for aparokṣa-jñāna
- The mahavakyas
- Aligns with «अहं ब्रह्मास्मि» (Aham brahmāsmi) and «तत् त्वम् असि» (Tat tvam asi) by asserting direct identity with the Absolute (Śiva/Brahman).
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Anuṣṭubh (śloka)
Yoga and practice
Self-inquiry (ātma-vicāra) on the ‘I’ as imperishable awareness; nididhyāsana on ‘vijñānaghana’ (undivided consciousness); devotion-to-nonduality integration (īśvara-anugraha as preparatory to jñāna).
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