Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

विष्णुरुवाच । तुष्टोऽहं नाकिनः सर्वे ददाम्रि वरमीप्सितम् । हयग्रीवोऽस्म्यहं जातो देवदेवो जगत्पतिः

Transliteration

viṣṇuruvāca | tuṣṭo'haṃ nākinaḥ sarve dadāmri varamīpsitam | hayagrīvo'smyahaṃ jāto devadevo jagatpatiḥ

Translation

Vishnu sprach: „Ich bin zufrieden. O Bewohner des Himmels, ich gewähre euch die Gabe, die ihr begehrt. Ich habe mich als Hayagriva manifestiert – Gott der Götter, Herr der Welt.“

Word by Word

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Predicate-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + tuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (aham)

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

• nākinaḥ: O gods (heaven-dwellers)
• nākinaḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा बहुवचन; अत्र सम्बोधनार्थे (Vocative plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Sambodhana (Qualifier/सम्बोधन-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (nākinaḥ)

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

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

• īpsitam: desired
• īpsitam: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āp (धातु) + īpsita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (varam)

• hayagrīvaḥ: Hayagrīva
• hayagrīvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक) + grīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriya (Copula/अस्ति-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

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

• jātaḥ: born / become
• jātaḥ: Karta (Predicate-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु) + jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (aham)

• deva-devaḥ: god of gods
• deva-devaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (devānāṃ devaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jagat-patiḥ: lord of the world
• jagat-patiḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (jagataḥ patiḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas (nākinaḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hayagrīva-Viṣṇu speaks with a calm, benevolent expression, right hand in varada-mudrā; devas bow in relief as the boon is granted; aura signifies ‘devadeva, jagatpati’.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Hayagrīva
• Devas (Nākinas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to sincere supplication: when the devas please Viṣṇu, he grants their desired boon and manifests in the needed form.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya context, emphasizing the sanctity of Dharmāraṇya as the setting where divine favor and manifestations are proclaimed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse; it focuses on Viṣṇu’s satisfaction and boon-giving revelation as Hayagrīva.