Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रसादेन विप्रर्षे तथा यत्नं विधेहि वै

Transliteration

tvatprasādena viprarṣe tathā yatnaṃ vidhehi vai

Translation

Por ello, oh sabio brāhmaṇa, por tu gracia, emprende de veras el esfuerzo para que así sea.

Word by Word

• त्वत्प्रसादेन: by your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्वत्-प्रसाद)

• विप्रर्षे: O brahmin-sage
• विप्रर्षे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (विप्रश्चासौ ऋषिश्च)

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विधेहि: do; undertake
• विधेहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: वि-

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Yakṣa (continuation of the request)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant addresses a brāhmaṇa-sage with folded hands, requesting his favor and urging decisive action; a sacred grove/riverbank of Ayodhyā implied in the background.

Characters & Entities

• viprarṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred renown is not mere publicity; it is grounded in saintly sanction and dharmic effort.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the request to glorify the local sthāna/tīrtha in Ayodhyā’s region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it asks for deliberate action (yatna) by the sage to establish the site’s standing.