Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

स चामंगल्यशीलोऽपि मंगलां यतनो हरः । निर्धनः सर्वदश्चासौ वेद स्वं स्वयमेव सः

Transliteration

sa cāmaṃgalyaśīlo'pi maṃgalāṃ yatano haraḥ | nirdhanaḥ sarvadaścāsau veda svaṃ svayameva saḥ

Translation

ਭਾਵੇਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ‘ਅਮੰਗਲ ਰੂਪ ਵਾਲਾ’ ਵੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਹਰਾ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਮੰਗਲਤਾ ਦਾ ਮੂਲ ਕਾਰਣ ਹੈ। ਭਾਵੇਂ ‘ਧਨਹੀਣ’ ਹੈ, ਤੱਥਾਪਿ ਉਹ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ; ਉਹ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਵਰੂਪ ਕੇਵਲ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਆਪ ਜਾਣਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• amaṅgalya-śīlaḥ: of inauspicious nature
• amaṅgalya-śīlaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (निषेध) + maṅgalya (प्रातिपदिक) + śīla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (amaṅgalyaṃ śīlaṃ yasya)

• api: even though
• api: Sambandha (Concessive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (even/though)

• maṅgalām: auspiciousness/fortune
• maṅgalām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• yatnaḥ: effort
• yatnaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शिवनाम

• nirdhanaḥ: poor/without wealth
• nirdhanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir- (उपसर्ग) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (without wealth)

• sarvadaḥ: giver of all
• sarvadaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (sarvaṃ dadāti iti)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• veda: knows
• veda: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• svam: his own (self/own nature)
• svam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; स्व-शब्द (own)

• svayam: by himself
• svayam: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्वयम् (oneself)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as ash-smeared ascetic: matted locks, crescent moon, serpent ornaments; despite austere/terrifying markers, a radiant aura emanates, and devotees receive boons—visualizing ‘amangala’ appearance as the source of maṅgala.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Do not judge divinity by outer signs: Śiva may appear beyond worldly auspicious markers, yet he is the fountainhead of all good.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse clarifies Śiva’s attributes rather than praising a location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.