Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । भोभोः सुरा हि तपसा तुष्टोऽहं वो विशेषतः । वचनाच्च विशेषेण ददाम्यभिमतं वरम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | bhobhoḥ surā hi tapasā tuṣṭo'haṃ vo viśeṣataḥ | vacanācca viśeṣeṇa dadāmyabhimataṃ varam

Translation

Īśvara sprach: „O Götter, ich bin euch besonders wegen eurer Tapas (Askese) gewogen, und mehr noch wegen eurer Worte des Gebets. Ich gewähre euch die erbetene Gabe.“

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhobhoḥ: O! O!
• bhobhoḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhobhoḥ (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-निपात)
• Form: सम्बोधनार्थक-निपात (vocative interjection)

• surāḥ: O gods
• surāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (aham इति)

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

• vaḥ: of you/for you
• vaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of you/for you’

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘especially’)

• vacanāt: from (your) words; because of the request
• vacanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• viśeṣeṇa: particularly
• viśeṣeṇa: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे (instrumental of manner: ‘in particular’)

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• abhimatam: desired, wished-for
• abhimatam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-mata (प्रातिपदिक; abhi-√man मन्)
• Form: क्त (Past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (varam इति)

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

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhṛgukaccha (Īśvara-anugraha episode)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara speaks with calm authority to the assembled devas: he is pleased especially by their tapas and even more by their words; he grants the desired boon; the mood shifts from crisis to assurance.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devas
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas and sincere supplication together attract divine favor; grace is portrayed as responsive to disciplined devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Bhṛgukaccha/Devakhāta narrative stream within Revākhaṇḍa rather than a standalone site-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) and prayerful petition are upheld as means to obtain divine boons.