Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

जय सर्वगुणातीत जय सर्ववरप्रद । जय नित्य निराधार जय विश्वंभराव्यय

Transliteration

jaya sarvaguṇātīta jaya sarvavaraprada | jaya nitya nirādhāra jaya viśvaṃbharāvyaya

Translation

Sieg Dir, der Du alle Eigenschaften übersteigst! Sieg Dir, Spender jeder Gabe! Sieg Dir, der Ewige, der keiner Stütze bedarf! Sieg Dir, Träger des Universums, der Unvergängliche!

Word by Word

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Vocative exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार)

• सर्वगुणातीत: O beyond all qualities
• सर्वगुणातीत: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गुण + अतीत (प्रातिपदिक; अतीत = √इ + अति + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: सर्वेभ्यः गुणेभ्यः अतीत (beyond all qualities)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Vocative exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार)

• सर्ववरप्रद: O giver of all boons
• सर्ववरप्रद: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + वर + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; प्रद = प्र-√दा (धातु) + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष: सर्वान् वरान् प्रददाति (giver of all boons)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Vocative exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार)

• नित्य: O eternal one
• नित्य: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (eternal)

• निराधार: O supportless one
• निराधार: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: आधाररहित (without support)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Vocative exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्गार)

• विश्वंभर: O sustainer of the universe
• विश्वंभर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व +ंभर (प्रातिपदिक; √भृ (धातु) + अच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: विश्वं भरति (bearer/sustainer of the universe)

• अव्यय: O imperishable one
• अव्यय: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (imperishable)

Speaker

Devotee/worshipper (stotra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s presence shown as a luminous, formless radiance behind the liṅga, while devotees offer flowers—depicting nirguṇa transcendence and saguṇa grace simultaneously.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is both transcendent (beyond guṇas) and compassionate (granting boons), uniting jñāna and bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified; the theology is universal to Śiva worship across sacred geographies.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of divine epithets as contemplative praise following pūjā.