Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

इच्छसे त्वं यथा कामा न्यथा ते मनसि स्थितान् । यंयं प्रार्थयसे भद्र ददामि तव सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

icchase tvaṃ yathā kāmā nyathā te manasi sthitān | yaṃyaṃ prārthayase bhadra dadāmi tava sāṃpratam

Translation

„Welche Wünsche du auch hegst, welche immer in deinem Sinn wohnen: Was immer du erbittest, o Edler, das gewähre ich dir sogleich.“

Word by Word

• इच्छसे: you desire
• इच्छसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थक (as/according as)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (as)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; सन्दर्भे षष्ठी (of you)

• मनसि: in (your) mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्थितान्: situated/held
• स्थितान्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कामान् इति विशेष्ये

• यम्: whichever
• यम्: Karma (Relative object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• यम्: whichever
• यम्: Karma (Relative object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic distributive)

• प्रार्थयसे: you request
• प्रार्थयसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भद्र: O good one
• भद्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Sampradana (Recipient as genitive/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सांप्रतम्: now
• सांप्रतम्: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (now/at present)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dharma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks with open-handed varada gesture, promising immediate granting of whatever Dharma asks; Dharma stands attentive, poised between humility and purpose.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Lord is pleased, sincere prayer is fulfilled; divine grace can be immediate and complete.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Dharmāraṇya setting is implied; this verse focuses on boon-granting rather than geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse frames the fruit of devotion and prayer (prārthanā).