Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 205

Devanagari script

सांप्रतं निश्चला भक्तिर्भवत्सेवा हि दृश्यते । तेन पुण्यप्रभावेण तुष्टो दास्यामि वो वरम्

Transliteration

sāṃprataṃ niścalā bhaktirbhavatsevā hi dṛśyate | tena puṇyaprabhāveṇa tuṣṭo dāsyāmi vo varam

Translation

Gegenwärtig zeigt sich deutlich unerschütterliche Bhakti und Dienst an euch. Durch die Kraft dieses Verdienstes erfreut, werde ich euch eine Gnade, einen Segen, gewähren.

Word by Word

• सांप्रतम्: now, at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• निश्चला: steady, unwavering
• निश्चला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निश्चल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवत्सेवा: service to you
• भवत्सेवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् + सेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle)

• दृश्यते: is seen, appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद

• तेन: by that/therefore
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुण्यप्रभावेण: by the power of merit
• पुण्यप्रभावेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √तुष् (धातु) → तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वक्ता/अहं)

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वः: to you (pl.)
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Dative/Genitive), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

A deity or empowered sacred figure granting a boon (speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: vo (you all) — addressed group, likely brāhmaṇas/devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered figure (deity/saint/guardian) acknowledging devotees’ unwavering service; right hand raised in boon-giving gesture (vara-mudrā); attendants in humble posture.

Characters & Entities

• Bhakti
• Sevā
• Vara (boon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unwavering devotion expressed as service (sevā) attracts divine pleasure and results in boon-bestowal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions within the Dharmāraṇya/Rāmeśvara narrative arc, emphasizing devotional merit rather than naming a separate tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sevā—active service (often to saints, brāhmaṇas, or deity/temple) is presented as the practical discipline.