Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षतां गतस्तस्यै वरदोऽस्मीति चाब्रवीत् । ततस्तं पूजयित्वा च कुमारी वाक्यमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

pratyakṣatāṃ gatastasyai varado'smīti cābravīt | tatastaṃ pūjayitvā ca kumārī vākyamabravīt

Translation

He became manifest before her and said, “I am the giver of boons.” Then Kumārī, having worshipped him, spoke these words.

Word by Word

• pratyakṣatām: to visibility/presence
• pratyakṣatām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyakṣatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; abstract noun ‘visibility/presence’

• gataḥ: having gone/attained
• gataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु) + gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past participle ‘gone/attained’

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• varadaḥ: boon-giver
• varadaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + da (दद् धातु/दा ‘to give’) → varada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: वरं ददाति इति (giver of boons)

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (इति अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

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

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तर-बोधक अव्यय (adverb: then/from that)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• pūjayitvā: having worshipped
• pūjayitvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund), ‘having worshipped’

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

• kumārī: the maiden (Kumārī)
• kumārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumārī (कुमारी प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• vākyam: a statement/words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (वाक्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Barkareśa (as implied by the episode)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A Kuru noble (Kurūsattama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva becomes manifest before Kumārī; she performs pūjā with folded hands and offerings, then begins her petition.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Kumārī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to tapas, and proper worship (pūjā) precedes asking for a boon—linking devotion with dharmic conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is part of the origin-story of the Barkareśa Śiva-sthāna; the site’s sanctity is grounded in Śiva’s direct manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Śiva after darśana is implied as the correct ritual response before making a request.