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
纵被形容为“相貌不祥”，哈罗（Hara）自身却是吉祥之因。纵被称为“无财”，他仍是万有的施与者；唯有他自己了知自身的真实本性。
Word by Word
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
amaṅgalya-śīlaḥof inauspicious nature
amaṅgalya-śīlaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Roota- (निषेध) + maṅgalya (प्रातिपदिक) + śīla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (amaṅgalyaṃ śīlaṃ yasya)
apieven though
api:
Sambandha (Concessive particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अपि (even/though)
maṅgalāmauspiciousness/fortune
maṅgalām:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmaṅgalā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
yatnaḥeffort
yatnaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyatna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
haraḥHara (Śiva)
haraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शिवनाम
nirdhanaḥpoor/without wealth
nirdhanaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootnir- (उपसर्ग) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (without wealth)
sarvadaḥgiver of all
sarvadaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (sarvaṃ dadāti iti)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
asauthat one (he)
asau:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootadas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
vedaknows
veda:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vid (विद्) (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
svamhis own (self/own nature)
svam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; स्व-शब्द (own)
svayamby himself
svayam:
Sambandha (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsvayam (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; स्वयम् (oneself)
evaindeed/only
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, 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
Ś
Śiva (Hara)FAQs
Do not judge divinity by outer signs: Śiva may appear beyond worldly auspicious markers, yet he is the fountainhead of all good.
None; the verse clarifies Śiva’s attributes rather than praising a location.
None.