Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो महादेवो ब्रह्मन्ब्रूहि वरो मम

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo mahādevo brahmanbrūhi varo mama

Translation

তখন সন্তুষ্ট মহাদেব বললেন—হে ব্রহ্মন, বলো; আমার পক্ষ থেকে বর তোমার জন্য প্রদত্ত।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे/कर्ता

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmā
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; vocative

• ब्रूहि: tell (speak)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय/प्रत्ययार्थे (predicate nominative)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th, genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hiraṇyeśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (addressed as ‘Brahman’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva, pleased, addresses Brahmā: ‘Speak, your boon is granted.’ The scene is intimate: Brahmā stands with folded hands before the liṅga; Śiva’s presence is felt as a luminous manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere austerity and devotion culminate in divine approval; the Lord responds with grace and boon-giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The line continues the Prabhāsa-kṣetra setting where Brahmā worshipped a Śiva-liṅga; the sanctity is implicit in the boon-context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it depicts the result of prior tapas and worship—Śiva’s boon.