Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

शान्ताय शान्तकल्लोलकैवल्यपददायिने । सर्वभावातिरिक्ताय नमः सर्वमयात्मने

Transliteration

śāntāya śāntakallolakaivalyapadadāyine | sarvabhāvātiriktāya namaḥ sarvamayātmane

Translation

ശാന്തസ്വരൂപനേ, ശാന്തിയുടെ കല്ലോലതരംഗങ്ങളാൽ കൈവല്യപദം നല്കുന്നവനേ; സർവ്വഭാവാതീതനായിട്ടും സർവ്വമയാത്മാവായിരിക്കുന്നവനേ നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• शान्ताय: to the peaceful one
• शान्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; from √शम् (धातु) ‘to be calm’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• शान्तकल्लोलकैवल्यपददायिने: to the giver of the state of kaivalya with tranquil waves (deep peace)
• शान्तकल्लोलकैवल्यपददायिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्त-कल्लोल-कैवल्य-पद-दायिन् (प्रातिपदिक; दायिन् from √दा (धातु) ‘to give’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (शान्तकल्लोलं यत् कैवल्यपदं तस्य दाता)

• सर्वभावातिरिक्ताय: to the one beyond all states/existents
• सर्वभावातिरिक्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-भाव-अतिरिक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भाव + अतिरिक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेभ्यः भावेभ्यः अतिरिक्तः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana/भाव (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः-शब्दः (salutation particle)

• सर्वमयात्मने: to the Self consisting of all / all-formed Self
• सर्वमयात्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-मय-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + मय + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वमयः आत्मा)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa stuti context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The Lord (addressed); devas as witnesses

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene, meditative depiction: the deity as calm ocean of light; gentle waves of tranquility; devotees seated in meditation; the cosmos subtly contained within the deity’s form to show sarvamayatva.

Characters & Entities

• Kaivalya
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord grants liberation and inner peace, transcending all worldly states while pervading all reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the mahātmya context, celebrated as a dhārmic place supportive of peace and mokṣa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a liberation-oriented stuti for recitation and contemplation.