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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

ईश्वर उवाच । उपायः शोभनो देवि यो मे मनसि वर्तते । तमेवास्मै प्रदास्यामि यस्त्वया कथितो वरः

īśvara uvāca | upāyaḥ śobhano devi yo me manasi vartate | tamevāsmai pradāsyāmi yastvayā kathito varaḥ

Īśvara dit : «Ô Devī, un beau moyen s’est levé dans mon esprit. Je lui accorderai précisément la grâce que tu as dite.»

īśvaraḥĪśvara
īśvaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी
upāyaḥthe means
upāyaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootupāya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
śobhanaḥexcellent; auspicious
śobhanaḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण
deviO Goddess
devi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन
yaḥwhich; that (who)
yaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम
memy
me:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
manasiin (my) mind
manasi:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
vartateexists; is present
vartate:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvṛt (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी
tamthat (means)
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
evaindeed; only
eva:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic/only)
asmaito him
asmai:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन
pradāsyāmiI shall give
pradāsyāmi:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-dā (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी
yaḥwhich (boon)
yaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम
tvayāby you
tvayā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formमध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
kathitaḥspoken; stated
kathitaḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkath (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण
varaḥthe boon
varaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Listener: Devī

Scene: Śiva affirms that a fine means has arisen in his mind and agrees to grant the boon Devī proposed; the atmosphere is calm, decisive, and orderly.

Ī
Īśvara (Śiva)
D
Devī

FAQs

Divine intention (saṅkalpa) and compassionate response operate through appropriate ‘upāya’—right means aligned with cosmic order.

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the broader setting is the Revā/Narmadā sacred landscape of the Revā Khaṇḍa.

None.