Shloka 19

Matsya Purana — Skanda’s Consecration

Devanagari script

*कुमार उवाच कं वः कामं प्रयच्छामि देवता ब्रूत निर्वृताः यद्यप्यसाध्यं हृद्यं वो हृदये चिन्तितं परम् //

Transliteration

*kumāra uvāca kaṃ vaḥ kāmaṃ prayacchāmi devatā brūta nirvṛtāḥ yadyapyasādhyaṃ hṛdyaṃ vo hṛdaye cintitaṃ param //

Translation

Kumāra said: “What desire shall I grant you? Speak, O gods, with glad hearts. Even if what you cherish is impossible to accomplish—whatever supreme wish you have conceived within your hearts.”

Word by Word

• कुमारः: Kumāra (the divine youth)

• उवाच: said

• कम्: which/what

• वः: to you (plural)

• कामम्: desire, wish

• प्रयच्छामि: I grant, bestow

• देवताः: O deities, gods

• ब्रूत: speak, tell

• निर्वृताः: pleased, content, rejoicing

• यद्यपि: even if

• असाध्यम्: impossible, unattainable

• हृद्यम्: dear to the heart, cherished

• वः: your

• हृदये: in (your) heart

• चिन्तितम्: thought of, contemplated, desired

• परम्: highest, supreme.

Speaker

• Kumāra

Entities Mentioned

• Kumāra
• Devatāḥ (the gods)

Tags

• Boon
• Deva-dialogue
• Desire
• Blessing
• Puranic narrative

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not discuss pralaya directly; it frames a boon-granting moment where a divine figure invites the gods to state even an “impossible” supreme wish.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, it highlights intention (what one holds in the heart) and truthful articulation of aims—an ethical theme relevant to kings and householders when formulating vows, petitions, or dharmic goals.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the verse functions as a narrative preface to requests/boons, which in Purāṇic contexts often precede ritual acts or divine mandates.