Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

प्रसन्ना तव वाक्येन देवदेव जगद्गुरो । किं करोमि प्रियं तेऽद्य ब्रूहि सर्वं पितामह

Transliteration

prasannā tava vākyena devadeva jagadguro | kiṃ karomi priyaṃ te'dya brūhi sarvaṃ pitāmaha

Translation

Deine Worte erfreuen mich, o Gott der Götter, o Lehrer der Welt. Was soll ich heute tun, das Dir lieb ist? Sage mir alles, o Pitāmaha.

Word by Word

• प्रसन्ना: pleased
• प्रसन्ना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (वक्ता-स्त्री)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• वाक्येन: by (your) words
• वाक्येन: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• देवदेव: O god of gods
• देवदेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (देवानां देवः)

• जगद्गुरो: O teacher of the world
• जगद्गुरो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः गुरुः)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक

• करोमि: shall I do / I do
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• प्रियम्: what is dear/pleasing (thing)
• प्रियम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मरूपे

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Sambandha (Time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पितामह: O grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामह: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (Kapilā/Parameśvarī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Kapilā

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kapilā, serene and radiant, addresses Brahmā with folded hands, expressing delight and asking for the act that will please him; Brahmā listens as world-teacher.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Kapilā)
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True divinity expresses itself as readiness to serve the welfare of the world through obedience to righteous counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this line; it prepares for the Revā Khaṇḍa’s world-benefiting instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for instruction and duty.