Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एवं नारद सर्वं तु भविष्यति न संशयः । चिन्तितं मत्प्रसादेन सिध्यते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | evaṃ nārada sarvaṃ tu bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | cintitaṃ matprasādena sidhyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Īśvara dit : «Ainsi en sera-t-il, Nārada ; tout adviendra assurément, sans aucun doute. Ce qui est désiré s’accomplit par Ma grâce ; là-dessus, point de doute.»

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma/Pratipadyam (Object/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• भविष्यति: will happen
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not/no
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta/Predicate-noun (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चिन्तितम्: what is desired/thought of
• चिन्तितम्: Karma/Pratipadyam (Object/Complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्तित (कृदन्त; चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘चिन्तित’ = thought/desired

• मत्प्रसादेन: by my grace
• मत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (my + grace)

• सिध्यते: is accomplished
• सिध्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is accomplished)

• न: no/not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta/Predicate-noun (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara addresses Nārada with calm certainty, granting assurance that all will happen by divine grace; a serene, luminous setting suggestive of a sacred riverbank hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Siddhi is ultimately grounded in divine grace; when the Lord is pleased, the devotee’s dharmic intent is fulfilled.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promised tīrtha (sin-destroying and world-renowned) is affirmed; its details belong to the continuing Revā Khaṇḍa account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a declaration of divine certainty and grace.