Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

त्वं चापि प्रार्थय वरं येन सर्वं ददामि ते

Transliteration

tvaṃ cāpi prārthaya varaṃ yena sarvaṃ dadāmi te

Translation

«وأنت أيضًا، اسأل نعمةً؛ فبها أهبُ لك كلَّ شيء.»

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; ‘also/even’)

• प्रार्थय: request, ask for
• प्रार्थय: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• येन: by which (so that)
• येन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन — Pronoun, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 1st person, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन — Pronoun, Dative, Singular

Speaker

Śiva (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva extends a boon-giving hand toward Gautama, inviting him to ask; the sage’s face shows humility and discernment, poised between worldly request and spiritual aspiration.

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to devotion; the Lord invites the devotee to articulate a dharmic desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara, where Śiva’s boon-giving presence is celebrated in the tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the act is prayerful request (prārthanā) for a boon.