Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

परितुष्टोऽस्मि विप्रेन्द्र तपसानेन सुव्रत । वरं वरय भद्रं ते नित्यं यन्मनसेप्सितम्

Transliteration

parituṣṭo'smi viprendra tapasānena suvrata | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te nityaṃ yanmanasepsitam

Translation

“O best of brāhmaṇas, O noble in vow, I am wholly pleased by this austerity of yours. Choose a boon—may it be auspicious for you—whatever your heart ever longs for.”

Word by Word

• परितुष्टः: fully pleased/satisfied
• परितुष्टः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-tuṣ (धातु) → parituṣṭa (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; adjectival predicate to अहम्

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• विप्रेन्द्र: O chief of Brahmins
• विप्रेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विप्राणाम् इन्द्रः)

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun qualifying तपसा

• सुव्रत: O man of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य)

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

• वरय: choose/ask for
• वरय: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु) (वरणे)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• भद्रम्: good fortune
• भद्रम्: Discourse particle (Blessing/आशीर्वचन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थक प्रयोग

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun correlating with तत् (implicit)

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āp (धातु) (आप्/ईप्स् इच्छायाम्) → īpsita (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying यत्

Speaker

Sūrya (Bhagavān Divākara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya, radiant and regal, addresses the brāhmaṇa with compassionate authority, offering any boon; the devotee stands or kneels in humility, hands folded.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas performed with discipline attracts divine pleasure, and grace manifests as boon-giving and blessing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is within Prabhāsakṣetra, where Sūrya’s sanctity is celebrated as Parṇāditya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) and steadfast vows (suvrata) are presented as the effective spiritual discipline leading to boons.