Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

पुष्प उवाच । यदि तुष्टोसि देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । तद्देयं गुटिकायुग्मं यदर्थं प्रार्थयाम्यहम्

Transliteration

puṣpa uvāca | yadi tuṣṭosi deveśa yadi deyo varo mama | taddeyaṃ guṭikāyugmaṃ yadarthaṃ prārthayāmyaham

Translation

পুষ্প বলল—“হে দেবেশ, যদি আপনি প্রসন্ন হন এবং যদি আমাকে বর দিতে হয়, তবে যে গুটিকার যুগলের জন্য আমি প্রার্থনা করছি, সেটিই দান করুন।”

Word by Word

• पुष्पः: Puṣpa (name)
• पुष्पः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त/हेतु (conditional particle)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त (conditional)

• देयः: to be given
• देयः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (to be given)

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my; to me
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• देयम्: is to be given
• देयम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (to be given)

• गुटिकायुग्मम्: a pair of pills/balls
• गुटिकायुग्मम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुटिका (प्रातिपदिक) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुटिकयोः युग्मम्)

• यत्: which; that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक

• अर्थम्: purpose; reason
• अर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रार्थयामि: I request; I ask for
• प्रार्थयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ्/प्रार्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Puṣpa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Puṣpa, hands folded, addresses the radiant Sūrya, requesting a pair of small pellets (guṭikās); the pellets are hinted as glowing beads hovering near Sūrya’s palm.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpa
• Deveśa (Sūrya addressed as lordly deity in context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic stories often channel spiritual power into a focused request, showing intention (saṅkalpa) shaping the fruit of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter is a Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse itself is a boon-request without naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records the formal articulation of a boon-request.