Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

नमोऽस्तु नीलकण्ठाय पशूनां पतये नमः । नमः कल्मषनाशाय नमो मीढुष्टमाय च

Transliteration

namo'stu nīlakaṇṭhāya paśūnāṃ pataye namaḥ | namaḥ kalmaṣanāśāya namo mīḍhuṣṭamāya ca

Translation

نیل کنٹھ کو سلام؛ پشوپتی، تمام جانداروں کے پالنے والے ربّ کو سلام۔ گناہ مٹانے والے کو نذرِ تعظیم؛ اور میڈھُشٹم، نہایت مہربان نعمت بخشنے والے کو بھی سلام۔

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• नीलकण्ठाय: to Nīlakaṇṭha (blue-throated one)
• नीलकण्ठाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पशूनाम्: of creatures/beasts
• पशूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• कल्मषनाशाय: to the destroyer of sin/impurity
• कल्मषनाशाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्मष + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• मीढुष्टमाय: to Mīḍhuṣṭama (bestower of boons; epithet of Śiva)
• मीढुष्टमाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मीढुष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular); शिवस्य विशेष-नाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva with a distinct blue throat sits in calm majesty; animals and humans (paśu) gather peacefully, symbolizing Paśupati’s lordship; a dark ‘sin-smoke’ dissipates into light around him.

Characters & Entities

• Nīlakaṇṭha
• Paśupati
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is invoked as purifier and protector—removing moral impurity and granting auspicious welfare to devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu setting frames this hymn, aligning Śiva-worship with the meritorious geography of Setu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the emphasis is on nāma-smaraṇa and stuti as means for purification.