Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

अनेककष्टतपसा तव सिद्धिर्भविष्यति । प्रार्थयस्व यथाकामं यस्ते मनसि रोचते

Transliteration

anekakaṣṭatapasā tava siddhirbhaviṣyati | prārthayasva yathākāmaṃ yaste manasi rocate

Translation

Par ton austérité, endurée au prix de maintes souffrances, ton accomplissement spirituel s’achèvera. Demande, selon ton désir, ce qui plaît à ton cœur.

Word by Word

• अनेककष्टतपसा: by severe austerity with many hardships
• अनेककष्टतपसा: Karaṇa/Hetu (Means/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनेक + कष्ट + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (बहुपद) ‘अनेकं कष्टं (यत्र) तत् तपः’/‘अनेक-कष्ट-तपस्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instr. sg.)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Gen. sg.)

• सिद्धिः: success, attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Main predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: भू

• प्रार्थयस्व: ask, request
• प्रार्थयस्व: Kriya (Injunction/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थय् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: अर्थय् (चुरादि), उपसर्ग: प्र

• यथाकामम्: as you wish
• यथाकामम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: अव्ययीभाव ‘यथा कामम्’ = ‘as desired’; अव्यय (adverb)

• यः: which (thing)
• यः: Karma (Object of ‘ask’/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Gen. sg.)

• मनसि: in (your) mind
• मनसि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Loc. sg.)

• रोचते: pleases, appeals
• रोचते: Kriya (Relative clause predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातु: रुच्

Speaker

Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Īśa (continued address to Māṇḍavya; speaker implied from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close focus on Māṇḍavya: lean ascetic with matted hair, calm eyes; above him the gods gesture in blessing, offering boons; atmosphere of serene power.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya
• Trimūrti (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Endurance in dharmic tapas ripens into siddhi, and divine grace invites one to choose a boon aligned with higher good.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha context where Māṇḍavya’s tapas is performed and rewarded.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is the implied discipline; no specific rite like snāna or dāna is stated in this verse.