Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

शिवोक्तं च समाकर्ण्य वरदानं पुनःपुनः । वरं च प्रार्थयांचक्रे परिहृष्टतनूरुहः

Transliteration

śivoktaṃ ca samākarṇya varadānaṃ punaḥpunaḥ | varaṃ ca prārthayāṃcakre parihṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ

Translation

Als er Śivas Worte vernahm, der immer wieder Gaben gewährte, begann er um eine Gabe zu bitten; vor Freude sträubten sich die Haare an seinem Leib.

Word by Word

• शिवोक्तम्: what was said by Śiva
• शिवोक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-उक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; शिव + उक्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवेन उक्तम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समाकर्ण्य: having heard
• समाकर्ण्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+आ+कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; √कर्ण् (श्रवणे)

• वरदानम्: granting of a boon
• वरदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-दान (प्रातिपदिक; वर + दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वरस्य दानम्)

• पुनःपुनः: again and again
• पुनःपुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्ति-अव्यय (reduplication; adverb)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रार्थयाम्: begged/requested
• प्रार्थयाम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; √अर्थ् (याचने)

• चक्रे: did/undertook (auxiliary)
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• परिहृष्टतनूरुहः: whose body-hairs were thrilled (very delighted)
• परिहृष्टतनूरुहः: Kartr (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-हृष्ट-तनू-रुह (प्रातिपदिक; परिहृष्ट + तनूरुह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य तनूरुहाः परिहृष्टाः सः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Skanda)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee, thrilled by Śiva’s repeated offer of a boon, stands with goosebumps and radiant joy, preparing to articulate his request.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Prince

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion shows inner transformation—joy and reverence arise naturally in Śiva’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene unfolds within Kāśī’s mahatmya, underscoring the immediacy of divine response there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; the focus is on devotional response and requesting a boon.