Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

एका जीवात्मिका तत्र प्रत्यक्षा च तथापरा । द्रोग्धा भूतेषु भक्तश्च रुद्रभक्तो न स स्मृतः

Transliteration

ekā jīvātmikā tatra pratyakṣā ca tathāparā | drogdhā bhūteṣu bhaktaśca rudrabhakto na sa smṛtaḥ

Translation

Trong hai hình tướng đó, một là hình tướng hiện hữu bên trong chúng sinh, và hai là hình tướng hiển lộ. Nhưng kẻ nào phản trắc với các loài sinh vật—dù hắn có xưng là sùng kính—cũng không được xem là tín đồ của Rudra.

Word by Word

• ekā: one
• ekā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• jīva-ātmikā: having the nature of the individual soul
• jīva-ātmikā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jīva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘जीवस्वरूपा’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• tatra: there; in that (context)
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• pratyakṣā: manifest; perceptible
• pratyakṣā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tathā: thus; likewise
• tathā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• aparā: another; second
• aparā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• drogdhā: an injurer; one who harms
• drogdhā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: drogdhar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘द्रोघ्धृ’ (injurer) शब्दस्य प्रथमा

• bhūteṣu: towards beings; among creatures
• bhūteṣu: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन

• bhaktaḥ: devotee
• bhaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• rudra-bhaktaḥ: a devotee of Rudra
• rudra-bhaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘रुद्रस्य भक्तः’; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• smṛtaḥ: is considered; is remembered
• smṛtaḥ: Kriya (Predication/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (continuing 'Śrī Bhagavān uvāca')

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A split-vision tableau: one panel shows subtle Śiva presence within beings (a luminous inner form), the other shows a visible Śiva form; beneath, a cruel/treacherous figure harming creatures is shown as ‘not a devotee’.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Bhūtas (living beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion and non-treachery toward living beings are essential to genuine Rudra-bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse focuses on ethical criteria for devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No; it prescribes moral conduct as the foundation of devotion.