Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । प्रार्थ्यतां यदभिप्रेतं यद्वो मनसि वर्तते । भक्त्या समागता यूयं नास्त्यदेयं ततो मया

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | prārthyatāṃ yadabhipretaṃ yadvo manasi vartate | bhaktyā samāgatā yūyaṃ nāstyadeyaṃ tato mayā

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa dit : « Demandez ce que vous souhaitez, ce qui demeure dans vos cœurs. Vous êtes venues avec bhakti ; ainsi, pour vous, il n’est rien que Je refuse. »

Word by Word

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (श्रीमान् कृष्णः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रार्थ्यताम्: let it be requested
• प्रार्थ्यताम्: Kriya (Injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आज्ञार्थे ('let it be asked')

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• अभिप्रेतम्: desired/intended
• अभिप्रेतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-प्र-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• वः: of you/to you
• वः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन; एनक्लिटिक

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वर्तते: exists/abides
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• समागताः: having come/assembled
• समागताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle used actively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (युष्मद्-सम्बन्धि)

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नास्ति: there is not
• नास्ति: Kriya (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; न-निषेधयुक्त

• अदेयम्: something not to be given (i.e., nothing is withheld)
• अदेयम्: Karma (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (निषेध) + देय (प्रातिपदिक; दा धातोः यत्)
• Form: योग्यतार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive sense: 'to be given'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नकारान्त-निषेध ('not to be given'→'not ungivable')

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Avyaya (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: ततः-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopī-sara (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa speaks with open-handed generosity, inviting the gopīs to ask freely; his expression is compassionate and steady, embodying bhakta-vātsalya.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Gopīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion unlocks divine generosity; Bhagavān responds to sincere hearts without reservation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the Dvārakā-region tīrtha (Gopī-sara/Gopracāra) where this grace-filled dialogue occurs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a declaration of readiness to grant a boon due to bhakti.