Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

श्रीविष्णुरुवाच । परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते वत्स वरं वरय सुव्रत । अपि ते दुर्लभं काममहं दास्यामि कृत्स्नशः

Transliteration

śrīviṣṇuruvāca | parituṣṭo'smi te vatsa varaṃ varaya suvrata | api te durlabhaṃ kāmamahaṃ dāsyāmi kṛtsnaśaḥ

Translation

শ্রীবিষ্ণু বললেন—বৎস, আমি তোমার প্রতি সম্পূর্ণ প্রসন্ন। হে সুব্রত, বর প্রার্থনা করো। দুর্লভ কামনাও হোক, আমি তা তোমাকে সম্পূর্ণরূপে দান করব।

Word by Word

• śrīviṣṇuḥ: Śrī Viṣṇu
• śrīviṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• parituṣṭaḥ: fully pleased
• parituṣṭaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parituṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे विशेषण (adjectival to speaker)

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• te: of/for you
• te: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th) वा चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; (context: ‘with you/for you’—commonly genitive ‘of you’/dative ‘to you’)

• vatsa: dear child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• varaya: choose (ask for)
• varaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; (√vṛ ‘choose’)

• suvrata: O one of good vows
• suvrata: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + व्रत)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th) एकवचन (to you)

• durlabham: hard to obtain
• durlabham: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur-labha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kāmam); समासः—कर्मधारय (दुर् + लभ)

• kāmam: desired wish
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kṛtsnaśaḥ: completely, in full
• kṛtsnaśaḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛtsnaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Śrī Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (rājā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, radiant and four-armed, addresses a devoted king/vratin with a gesture of blessing, offering a boon; the setting suggests a sacred bank or shrine precinct associated with a Nāgara tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to steadfast vows: when the Lord is pleased, even rare boons become attainable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon-dialogue unfolds within the tīrtha-māhātmya setting connected to the vāpī and the king’s tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse does not prescribe a rite; it frames the theological moment of vara (boon) offered after tapas.