Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

त्वं कांतिः शुभरूपाणां त्वं शांति शुभकर्मिणाम् । त्वं भ्रांतिर्मूढचित्तानां त्वं फलं क्रतुयाजिनाम्

Transliteration

tvaṃ kāṃtiḥ śubharūpāṇāṃ tvaṃ śāṃti śubhakarmiṇām | tvaṃ bhrāṃtirmūḍhacittānāṃ tvaṃ phalaṃ kratuyājinām

Translation

You are the radiance of those of auspicious form; you are the peace of those who perform auspicious deeds. You are even the delusion of the dull-minded, and you are the fruit attained by those who worship through sacrifices.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathamā (Addressed entity; subject-equivalent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st)

• कान्तिः: splendour, beauty
• कान्तिः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शुभरूपाणाम्: of beautiful forms
• शुभरूपाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘शुभानि रूपाणि’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathamā (Addressed entity; subject-equivalent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st)

• शान्तिः: peace, calm
• शान्तिः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शुभकर्मिणाम्: of the doers of good deeds
• शुभकर्मिणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘शुभं कर्म येषाम्/कुर्वन्ति’ (doers of good deeds)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathamā (Addressed entity; subject-equivalent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st)

• भ्रान्तिः: delusion, error
• भ्रान्तिः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मूढचित्तानाम्: of the bewildered-minded
• मूढचित्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘मूढं चित्तं येषाम्’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathamā (Addressed entity; subject-equivalent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• क्रतुयाजिनाम्: of those who perform sacrifices
• क्रतुयाजिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक) + याजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘क्रतुं यजन्ति’ (sacrificers)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triptych-like composition: (1) radiant devotees embodying kānti, (2) peaceful doers of auspicious deeds, (3) a bewildered figure in shadow (bhrānti), and (4) a yajña scene with flames rising—overarched by the same divine presence.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Kratu (Vedic sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī pervades all outcomes—peace for the righteous, confusion for the deluded, and the very fruit of sacrificial worship—showing Śakti as the ground of experience and karma-phala.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes universal causality of Devī in ethical life and ritual results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kratu-yajña is referenced as a means of worship; the verse identifies Devī as the giver of its phala (result).