Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । परितुष्टोऽस्मि भद्रं ते वरं प्रार्थय सन्मुने । यत्ते हृदि स्थितं नित्यं सर्वं दास्याम्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | parituṣṭo'smi bhadraṃ te varaṃ prārthaya sanmune | yatte hṛdi sthitaṃ nityaṃ sarvaṃ dāsyāmyasaṃśayam

Translation

Der erhabene Herr sprach: „Ich bin völlig zufrieden mit dir; Heil und Segen seien dir. Bitte um eine Gabe, o edler Weiser. Was immer beständig in deinem Herzen ruht, das werde Ich dir ganz gewähren—ohne Zweifel.“

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• śrī-bhagavān: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; karmadhāraya (‘the venerable Bhagavān’)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वचने)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Singular; parasmaipada

• parituṣṭaḥ: fully pleased
• parituṣṭaḥ: Kriya-visheshana/Predicate (State/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√tuṣ (तुष् तुष्टौ) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; kta-participle; predicate adjective

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् भुवि)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Singular; parasmaipada

• bhadram: blessing, good fortune
• bhadram: Sambandha (Benediction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; maṅgala-vācaka; used as benedictive expression

• te: to you, for you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Second person pronoun; Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (enclitic)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• prārthaya: ask, request
• prārthaya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√arth (अर्थ् याचने/प्रार्थने)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्, imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Singular; parasmaipada

• sat-mune: O good sage
• sat-mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; karmadhāraya (‘good sage’)

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object of ‘dāsyāmi’/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; relative pronoun

• te: of you, your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Second person pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (enclitic)

• hṛdi: in (your) heart
• hṛdi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• sthitam: situated, present
• sthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (स्था धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; kta-participle; agrees with yat

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used adverbially (‘always’)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used substantively; apposition to yat

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा दाने)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, periphrastic future), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Singular; parasmaipada

• asaṃśayam: without doubt
• asaṃśayam: Sambandha (Adverbial certainty/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a- (नञ्) + saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable sense)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (the Lord)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sanmuni (noble sage/devotee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord appears before a noble sage; the deity’s right hand is raised in boon-giving (varada-mudrā). The sage stands with folded hands, radiant yet humble; the air is filled with a soft divine glow indicating satisfaction (parituṣṭa).

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Bhagavān
• Sanmuni (noble sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise and devotion culminate in divine grace; the Lord responds personally and grants the devotee’s heartfelt aim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it marks the narrative pivot in the tīrtha-māhātmya where devotion yields a boon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse presents the fruit (phala) of devotion—vara-pradāna (granting of a boon).