Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
Devanagari script
कल्याणं कुरुते गाढं पापं यस्य न विद्यते । न प्रीयते परानर्थे यो ऽसौ तं नौमि नारदम्
Transliteration
kalyāṇaṃ kurute gāḍhaṃ pāpaṃ yasya na vidyate | na prīyate parānarthe yo 'sau taṃ naumi nāradam
Translation
میں اسی نارد کی ثنا کرتا ہوں جو گہرا بھلا کرتا ہے، جس میں گناہ کا نام نہیں، اور جو کبھی دوسروں کی بدحالی پر خوش نہیں ہوتا۔
Word by Word
कल्याणम्welfare, good
कल्याणम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकल्याण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular
कुरुतेdoes, performs
कुरुते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; Present, 3rd sg (he does)
गाढम्firm, intense
गाढम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootगाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषण (कल्याणम्)
पापम्sin, evil
पापम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपाप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (as subject of vidyate)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun, genitive singular (whose)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय; negation particle
विद्यतेexists, is found
विद्यते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; Present, 3rd sg (exists)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय; negation
प्रीयतेis pleased, delights
प्रीयते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्री (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; Present, 3rd sg (is pleased)
परानर्थेin others' misfortune/harm
परानर्थे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपर + अनर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in another's harm)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun, nominative singular
असौthat (person), he
असौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular
नौमिI bow to / I praise
नौमि:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootनु (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; Present, 1st sg (I praise/bow)
नारदम्Narada
नारदम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular
Speaker
Indra (Mahendra) — within the cited stotra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Nārada portrayed as a benefactor: blessing pilgrims, mediating disputes, guiding a distressed person; visual contrast between harmony around him and the avoided ‘parānartha’ (misfortune) motif kept off-scene.
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaFAQs
Dharma is measured by benevolence: doing deep good and refusing to take joy in another’s harm.
No holy site is mentioned in this verse.
None; it emphasizes ethical compassion and sinlessness.