Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

कल्याणं कुरुते गाढं पापं यस्य न विद्यते । न प्रीयते परानर्थे यो ऽसौ तं नौमि नारदम्

Transliteration

kalyāṇaṃ kurute gāḍhaṃ pāpaṃ yasya na vidyate | na prīyate parānarthe yo 'sau taṃ naumi nāradam

Translation

Ich preise jenen Nārada, der tiefes Heil wirkt, in dem keine Sünde zu finden ist und der sich niemals am Unglück anderer erfreut.

Word by Word

• कल्याणम्: welfare, good
• कल्याणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; Present, 3rd sg (he does)

• गाढम्: firm, intense
• गाढम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण (कल्याणम्)

• पापम्: sin, evil
• पापम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (as subject of vidyate)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun, genitive singular (whose)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय; negation particle

• विद्यते: exists, is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; Present, 3rd sg (exists)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय; negation

• प्रीयते: is pleased, delights
• प्रीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; Present, 3rd sg (is pleased)

• परानर्थे: in others' misfortune/harm
• परानर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + अनर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in another's harm)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun, nominative singular

• असौ: that (person), he
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• नौमि: I bow to / I praise
• नौमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; Present, 1st sg (I praise/bow)

• नारदम्: Narada
• नारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Indra (Mahendra) — within the cited stotra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada portrayed as a benefactor: blessing pilgrims, mediating disputes, guiding a distressed person; visual contrast between harmony around him and the avoided ‘parānartha’ (misfortune) motif kept off-scene.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is measured by benevolence: doing deep good and refusing to take joy in another’s harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes ethical compassion and sinlessness.