Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

वरं वरय देवशि यत्किंचिन्मनसि स्थितम् । तत्ते ददामि तुष्टोऽहं यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्ल्लभम्

Transliteration

varaṃ varaya devaśi yatkiṃcinmanasi sthitam | tatte dadāmi tuṣṭo'haṃ yadyapi syātsudurllabham

Translation

Wähle einen Segen, o göttliche Herrin, was immer in deinem Sinn steht. Ich bin erfreut und gewähre es dir, selbst wenn es überaus schwer zu erlangen wäre.

Word by Word

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

• varaya: choose, ask for
• varaya: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• devaśi: O mistress of the gods
• devaśi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन (पाठे ‘देवशि’ = ‘देवेशि’ इति)

• yat: whatever
• yat: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘किंचित्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim + cit (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चित-प्रश्नार्थक सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• manasi: in (your) mind
• manasi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• sthitam: situated, present
• sthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘यत्किंचित्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √tuṣ (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• yadi: even if/if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-निर्देशक अव्यय (conditional conjunction: if)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-अर्थक अव्यय (particle: even)

• syāt: might be
• syāt: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• sudurllabham: very difficult to obtain
• sudurllabham: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + dur + labha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘तत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण; उपसर्ग-समासवत् (अत्यन्त-दुर्लभ)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord, pleased, invites the Devī to ask any boon, even the rarest; the moment is poised—hands in blessing, Devī attentive—suggesting the threshold before a revelation of sacred places.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Īśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Lord is pleased, divine grace removes even the most difficult obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is a transition within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, leading into the revelation of tīrthas connected to sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; it establishes the boon framework that prompts discourse on tīrthas.