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

Ainda que seja descrito como “de aparência inauspiciosa”, o próprio Hara é a causa de toda auspiciosidade. Ainda que “sem riquezas”, ele é o doador de tudo; conhece a sua verdadeira natureza por si mesmo apenas.

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.