Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

नमः कल्याणवीर्याय कल्याणफलदायिने । नमोऽनंताय महते शांताय शिवरूपिणे

Transliteration

namaḥ kalyāṇavīryāya kalyāṇaphaladāyine | namo'naṃtāya mahate śāṃtāya śivarūpiṇe

Translation

Salutations to You of auspicious valor, the giver of auspicious fruits. Salutations to the Infinite, the Great—peace itself—whose very form is Śiva, the auspicious Good.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः-इति नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• kalyāṇavīryāya: to auspicious potency
• kalyāṇavīryāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇa + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (वीर्य), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (kalyāṇa-vīrya = auspicious potency)

• kalyāṇaphaladāyine: to the giver of auspicious results
• kalyāṇaphaladāyine: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇa + phala + dāyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (kalyāṇa-phala-dāyin = giver of auspicious fruits)

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः-इति नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• anaṃtāya: to the infinite
• anaṃtāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• mahate: to the great
• mahate: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; महत्-शब्द (irregular stem)

• śāṃtāya: to the peaceful
• śāṃtāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• śivarūpiṇe: to the one of Śiva-form
• śivarūpiṇe: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (śiva-rūpin = having the form of Śiva/auspiciousness)

Speaker

King (Rājā) praising Śiva (implicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil Śiva-form (or abstract linga) radiating infinite space; devotees receive ‘kalyāṇa-phala’ as light-lotus blessings; the scene is suffused with peace.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is the infinite auspicious reality who grants wholesome results and embodies peace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse emphasizes the universal beneficence of Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it implies that praising and worshiping Śiva yields kalyāṇa-phala (auspicious outcomes).