Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

याचितं च मया शंभोर्वदनं वानरस्य च । शिवेन कृपया दत्तं मम कारुण्यशालिना

Transliteration

yācitaṃ ca mayā śaṃbhorvadanaṃ vānarasya ca | śivena kṛpayā dattaṃ mama kāruṇyaśālinā

Translation

Und ich bat Śambhu, mir das Antlitz eines Affen zu verleihen; aus Mitgefühl gewährte es mir Śiva, reich an Erbarmen.

Word by Word

• याचितम्: requested/asked for
• याचितम्: Kriyā (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (requested)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शम्भोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वदनम्: face/mouth
• वदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वानरस्य: of a monkey
• वानरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृपया: by grace/compassion
• कृपया: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriyā (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (given)

• मम: to me/of me
• मम: Sampradāna/Sambandha (Recipient/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कारुण्यशालिना: by the compassionate one
• कारुण्यशालिना: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कारुण्य + शालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: कारुण्य-शालिन्; विशेषण (शिवस्य)

Speaker

Nandin (to the Devas/Suras)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahātmans (frame listeners)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee petitions Śambhu for a monkey’s face; Śiva, compassionate, grants the transformation—an intimate moment of anugraha and metamorphosis.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Nandin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds even to unusual requests when devotion is sincere; Śiva’s compassion shapes forms and roles for cosmic purposes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārnātha is the broader setting (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse focuses on Nandin’s personal boon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual injunction appears; it highlights prayer/request (yācñā) and Śiva’s granting of boons.