Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

पराशर उवाच । परितुष्टासि मे देवि यदि देयो वरो मम । देहि पुत्रं भगवति सत्यशौचगुणान्वितम्

Transliteration

parāśara uvāca | parituṣṭāsi me devi yadi deyo varo mama | dehi putraṃ bhagavati satyaśaucaguṇānvitam

Translation

Parāśara sprach: „O Göttin, wenn du mit mir zufrieden bist und mir ein Segen gewährt werden soll, dann, o Erhabene, schenke mir einen Sohn, ausgestattet mit den Tugenden der Wahrhaftigkeit und Reinheit.“

Word by Word

• पराशर: Parāśara
• पराशर: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परितुष्टा: fully pleased
• परितुष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परितुष्ट (कृदन्त; परि + √तुष् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: with me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative sg; enclitic)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-निपात (conditional particle)

• देयः: to be given
• देयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (कृदन्त; √दा धातु, यत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be given)

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भगवति: O Blessed Lady
• भगवति: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सत्य-शौच-गुण-अन्वितम्: endowed with truth, purity, and virtues
• सत्य-शौच-गुण-अन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + शौच (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ/अनु+√इ धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यशौचगुणैः अन्वितः)

Speaker

Parāśara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra (Narmadā bank)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Parāśara, hands folded, requests a son endowed with satya and śauca; Devī listens compassionately, riverbank hermitage visible with sacrificial fire.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One should seek blessings not merely for worldly gain, but for dhārmic qualities—truth (satya) and purity (śauca).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is the Revā (Narmadā) region, leading to a sanctified spot on the southern bank associated with Parāśara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it is a prayerful request for a boon grounded in virtue.