Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

प्रर्थनीयो हरिः साक्षात्सर्वकामवरेश्वरः । मंत्रेणानेन सुभगे तद्भक्तैर्वरवर्णिनि

Transliteration

prarthanīyo hariḥ sākṣātsarvakāmavareśvaraḥ | maṃtreṇānena subhage tadbhaktairvaravarṇini

Translation

«Hari lui-même—Seigneur et dispensateur de tous les bienfaits désirés—doit être imploré par ce mantra, ô fortunée, ô femme au beau teint, par ses dévots.»

Word by Word

• प्रर्थनीयः: to be prayed to
• प्रर्थनीयः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + अर्थ्/अर्थय् (धातु) → प्रार्थनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be prayed for’)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• साक्षात्: directly, in person
• साक्षात्: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रत्यक्षार्थ (directly/in person)

• सर्वकामवरेश्वरः: the supreme lord granting all desires
• सर्वकामवरेश्वरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition to हरिः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-काम-वर-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम + वर + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘सर्वेषां कामानां वरः ईश्वरः’/‘श्रेष्ठः ईश्वरः’)

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) मन्त्रेण इति

• सुभगे: O fortunate one
• सुभगे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (सु + भगा)

• तद्भक्तैः: by his devotees
• तद्भक्तैः: Karana (Agent/means; by devotees)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; तद् + भक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (‘तस्य भक्ताः’)

• वरवर्णिनि: O fair-complexioned one
• वरवर्णिनि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-वर्णिनी (प्रातिपदिक; वर + वर्णिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (‘वरा वर्णिनी’ = excellent-complexioned)

Speaker

Kaśyapa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra context; Viṣṇu-mantra vrata

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Soubhāgyavatī/varavarṇinī addressed female

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees are instructed to supplicate Hari himself, the granter of boons, using a specific mantra; the addressed lady is praised as auspicious and fair-complexioned.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Mantra
• Devotees

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is approached through mantra and devotion; sincere prayer aligns desire with divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is devotional/ritual in focus; the Kedārakhaṇḍa backdrop supplies the sacred setting rather than a named tirtha here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotees should supplicate Hari using the specified mantra as part of the observance.