Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

शिवेन प्रेषितोऽहं वै त्वत्समीपमुपागतः । कन्यार्थं हि महाभाग देहिदेहीत्युवाच ह

Transliteration

śivena preṣito'haṃ vai tvatsamīpamupāgataḥ | kanyārthaṃ hi mahābhāga dehidehītyuvāca ha

Translation

En vérité, j’ai été envoyé par Śiva et je me suis approché de toi. Ô bienheureux, c’est pour des jeunes filles : «Donne, donne !», dit-il.

Word by Word

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• प्रेषितः: sent
• प्रेषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेषित (कृदन्त; प्र-√इष्/√प्रेष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘प्रेषितः (अस्मि)’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• त्वत्-समीपम्: to your vicinity/near you
• त्वत्-समीपम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object/गत्यर्थक कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘त्वत्समीपम्’ = ‘तव समीपम्’

• उपागतः: have come/arrived
• उपागतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपागत (कृदन्त; उप-√गम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: कर्तरि कृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘उपागतः (अस्मि)’

• कन्या-अर्थम्: for a maiden (as purpose)
• कन्या-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक: ‘कन्यायाः अर्थम्’ (for the sake of a maiden)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (reason-giving particle)

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् भागः यस्य’

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देहि: give (again/emphatically)
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed/then
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (narrative particle)

Speaker

Vijaya (messenger)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified envoy (Vijaya) approaches a celestial being’s abode; Śiva’s presence is implied by a trident emblem or distant aura; the envoy’s hand gesture emphasizes the repeated plea ‘dehi dehi’; maidens are shown in the background as the subject of request.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vijaya
• kanyāḥ (maidens)
• Viśvāvasu (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine command emphasizes giving (dāna) and cooperation in sustaining dharma within sacred landscapes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya remains the sacred setting motivating Śiva’s request and the narrative’s dharmic purpose.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct imperative of giving (dehi dehi) appears as a dharmic request, though no formal rite is detailed.