Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एवं मया प्रार्थितोऽथ प्रोवाच गरुडध्वजः । एवमस्तु ब्रह्मपुत्र यत्त्वयाभीप्सितं हृदि

Transliteration

evaṃ mayā prārthito'tha provāca garuḍadhvajaḥ | evamastu brahmaputra yattvayābhīpsitaṃ hṛdi

Translation

আমার প্রার্থনায় প্রসন্ন হয়ে গরুড়ধ্বজ ভগবান বললেন— “তথাস্তु, হে ব্রহ্মপুত্র! তোমার হৃদয়ে যা কামনা, তাই পূর্ণ হোক।”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: ‘thus/in this manner’)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/स्त्री (common); तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रार्थितः: (he) was requested
• प्रार्थितः: Karma (in passive construction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थय् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having been requested’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• प्रोवाच: spoke
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘said/spoke’

• गरुडध्वजः: Garuḍa-bannered one (Viṣṇu)
• गरुडध्वजः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव: ‘गरुडः ध्वजः यस्य’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘let it be’

• ब्रह्मपुत्र: O son of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मपुत्र: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः’); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• यत्: what (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun: what/that which)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana/Agent (Instrument/Doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/स्त्री (common); तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभीप्सितम्: desired
• अभीप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘यत्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + ईप्स् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (desired)

• हृदि: in (your) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-sage stands with folded hands in intense prayer; Garuḍa-bannered Viṣṇu responds with a boon-granting gesture, the air luminous with divine assent.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍadhvaja (Viṣṇu)
• Brahmaputra (son of Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere prayer aligned with dharma receives divine assent; the Lord responds to heartfelt intentions aimed at welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon is granted within the chapter’s tīrtha narrative; this verse centers on the divine response rather than geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; it records the granting of a boon following prayer (prārthanā).