Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

भगवन्नान्यदिच्छामि योगात्परतरं हितम् । त्वयि भक्तिश्च नित्यं मे देव्यां स्कन्दे गणेश्वरे

Transliteration

bhagavannānyadicchāmi yogātparataraṃ hitam | tvayi bhaktiśca nityaṃ me devyāṃ skande gaṇeśvare

Translation

„O Herr, nichts anderes begehre ich—kein Heil ist höher als dieser Yoga. Und möge ich beständige Bhakti zu Dir haben, ebenso zur Göttin, zu Skanda und zu Gaṇeśvara (Gaṇeśa).“

Word by Word

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — vocative singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय — negation ‘not’

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular ‘anything else’

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (इष्-धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — present, 1st person singular ‘I desire’

• योगात्: than yoga
• योगात्: Apadana (Standard of comparison/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — ablative singular ‘than yoga/from yoga’ (comparative standard)

• परतरम्: higher
• परतरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paratara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण (comparative) ‘higher’

• हितम्: good; benefit
• हितम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक; PPP from √dhā)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular ‘good/benefit’

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन — locative singular ‘in/unto you’

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction ‘and’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: काल-अव्यय — adverb ‘always’ (used adverbially)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — genitive singular ‘my’

• देव्याम्: in Devī
• देव्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — locative singular ‘in Devī’

• स्कन्दे: in Skanda
• स्कन्दे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — locative singular ‘in Skanda’

• गणेश्वरे: in Gaṇeśvara (lord of the gaṇas)
• गणेश्वरे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa-īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — locative singular; तत्पुरुषः (गणानाम् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Jaigīṣavya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Mahādeva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage’s prayer expands: he seeks unwavering devotion to Śiva and simultaneously to Devī, Skanda, and Gaṇeśa—suggesting a fourfold sacred presence around the central Lord in a Prabhāsa temple setting.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Skanda
• Gaṇeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual welfare is highest in yoga rooted in devotion—steadfast bhakti to Śiva along with reverence for Devī, Skanda, and Gaṇeśa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the devotee’s aspiration is framed as liberation-oriented yoga and family-of-Śiva devotion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional vow (niyama) of nitya-bhakti—maintaining continual devotion to Śiva and allied deities (Devī, Skanda, Gaṇeśa).