Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

यच्च ते मनसा किञ्चित्कांक्षितं फलमुत्तमम् । तत्सर्वं ते प्रदास्यामि ब्रूहि शीघ्रं ममाग्रतः

Transliteration

yacca te manasā kiñcitkāṃkṣitaṃ phalamuttamam | tatsarvaṃ te pradāsyāmi brūhi śīghraṃ mamāgrataḥ

Translation

«Quel que soit le don suprême que tu as désiré en ton cœur, dis-le vite devant moi ; je te l’accorderai tout entier.»

Word by Word

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; relative pronoun (यद्)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• te: to you / your
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6/4), एकवचन; enclitic pronoun ‘ते’ (your/to you)

• manasā: by (your) mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental

• kiñcit: any (something)
• kiñcit: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiñcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; indefinite pronoun

• kāṃkṣitam: desired
• kāṃkṣitam: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāṅkṣ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘desired’

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• uttamam: best, supreme
• uttamam: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; superlative sense

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; dative ‘to you’

• pradāsyāmi: I shall give
• pradāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (दा, धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• brūhi: tell (speak)
• brūhi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू, धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive ‘of me/my’

• agrataḥ: in front (of)
• agrataḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agrataḥ (अव्यय; agra + tas)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva), speaking to Dhruva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, standing or seated in radiant form, asks the devotee to state his innermost desired supreme fruit; the devotee stands in humility, ready to speak his boon.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Dhruva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is responsive and personal; after devotion matures, the devotee is invited to state the highest aim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, framed as a setting where Śiva directly grants desired fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a dialogue about boon-granting following devotion.