Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

प्रसादं कुरु ते शापं व्यावर्तय तपोनिधे । प्रणतेषु क्षमावन्तो निसर्गेण तपोधनाः

Transliteration

prasādaṃ kuru te śāpaṃ vyāvartaya taponidhe | praṇateṣu kṣamāvanto nisargeṇa tapodhanāḥ

Translation

„Erweise mir Gnade, o Schatz der Askese; wende deinen Fluch zurück. Denn die an Tapas Reichen sind von Natur aus nachsichtig gegenüber dem, der sich verneigt und hingibt.“

Word by Word

• प्रसादम्: grace, favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुरु: do, grant
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun, Genitive/Dative, Singular (अत्र: ‘ते शापम्’ = your curse)

• शापम्: curse
• शापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• व्यावर्तय: turn back, withdraw
• व्यावर्तय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आ + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• तपोनिधे: O treasure of austerity
• तपोनिधे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तपसां निधिः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Vocative, Singular

• प्रणतेषु: towards those who bow down
• प्रणतेषु: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त ‘प्रणत’ (bowed), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Locative, Plural

• क्षमावन्तः: forgiving
• क्षमावन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षमावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निसर्गेण: by nature
• निसर्गेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तपोधनाः: ascetics rich in austerity
• तपोधनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (तपः धनं येषां ते), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

Narrator (supplicant)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant with folded hands pleads for prasāda and asks the sage to withdraw the curse; the sage’s face softens, embodying forgiveness born of austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Agniveśya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual power is joined with compassion; surrender and humility invite forgiveness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse is ethical and devotional in tone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and seeking prasāda.