Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

यदि मे त्वं प्रसन्नऽसि अजरामरतां प्रभो । देहि मे यद्विजानासि अजेयत्वं तथैव च

Transliteration

yadi me tvaṃ prasanna'si ajarāmaratāṃ prabho | dehi me yadvijānāsi ajeyatvaṃ tathaiva ca

Translation

«Si tu es vraiment satisfait de moi, ô Seigneur, accorde-moi d’être exempt de vieillesse et de mort ; et donne-moi aussi l’invincibilité, selon ce que tu sais pouvoir octroyer.»

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-प्रदर्शक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• मे: my / to me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Gen./Dat., Singular (enclitic)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative, Singular

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (कर्तृ-विशेषण)

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 2nd person, Singular

• अजरामरताम्: ageless immortality
• अजरामरताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजर (प्रातिपदिक) + अमरता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular; कर्मधारय-समास (अजरा च सा अमरता च)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative, Singular (enclitic)

• यत्: what
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (यद्-सम्बन्ध)

• विजानासि: you know
• विजानासि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present, 2nd person, Singular; परस्मैपद

• अजेयत्वम्: invincibility
• अजेयत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजेय (प्रातिपदिक) + त्व (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular; भाववाचक-तद्धित (त्व)

• तथैव: likewise/just so
• तथैव: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + एव (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय-समूह (adverbial: in that very way)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Tāraka (addressing Brahmā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kedārakhaṇḍa audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Tāraka petitions Brahmā with bold words: freedom from aging and death, plus invincibility; his posture is assertive, almost challenging cosmic order.

Characters & Entities

• Tāraka
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The craving for absolute power and deathlessness is portrayed as spiritually dangerous when driven by ego rather than devotion and service.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; the verse belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative arc, set within the broader sanctity of Kedāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for boons.