Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

हषीकेशस्य सद्भक्तं विद्धि मां तात निश्चयम् । आगतश्च हृषीकेशो वरं दास्यत्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

haṣīkeśasya sadbhaktaṃ viddhi māṃ tāta niścayam | āgataśca hṛṣīkeśo varaṃ dāsyatyasaṃśayam

Translation

“Know for certain, dear one, that I am a true devotee of Hṛṣīkeśa. Hṛṣīkeśa has indeed arrived, and without doubt He will grant a boon.”

Word by Word

• हृषीकेशस्य: of Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• हृषीकेशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सद्भक्तम्: a true devotee
• सद्भक्तम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + भक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘माम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय (object complement)

• विद्धि: know; consider
• विद्धि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: विद् (ज्ञाने)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तात: O dear one; O father
• तात: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• निश्चयम्: certainly
• निश्चयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative used adverbially: ‘certainly’)

• आगतः: has come
• आगतः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: गम् (गत्यर्थे) उपसर्ग: आ; कर्तरि प्रयोग (as adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हृषीकेशः: Hṛṣīkeśa
• हृषीकेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: दा (दाने)

• असंशयम्: undoubtedly
• असंशयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + संशय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative used adverbially: ‘without doubt’)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual; speaker not explicitly marked in the verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra and/or assembled interlocutor addressed as 'tāta'

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ambārīṣa, calm and radiant, declares himself a true devotee; behind him or above, a subtle manifestation of Hṛṣīkeśa appears—conch and discus, luminous aura—signaling imminent boon.

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast devotion (sad-bhakti) to Viṣṇu draws divine grace, culminating in the Lord’s personal presence and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to Arbuda-khaṇḍa within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa; this verse itself emphasizes devotion rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on unwavering devotion and trust in the Lord’s response.