Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

एवमस्त्विति गौरीशः प्रसन्नो भक्तवत्सलः । तयोः कामवरं दत्त्वा क्षणादंतर्हितोऽभवत्

Transliteration

evamastviti gaurīśaḥ prasanno bhaktavatsalaḥ | tayoḥ kāmavaraṃ dattvā kṣaṇādaṃtarhito'bhavat

Translation

Gaurīśa, yang penuh kasih kepada para bhakta, dengan hati berkenan bersabda, ‘Demikianlah.’ Setelah menganugerahkan karunia sesuai hasrat mereka, seketika Ia lenyap dari pandangan.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्-धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• iti: so/thus (quoting)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• gaurīśaḥ: Gaurīśa (Śiva)
• gaurīśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī-īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (Lord of Gaurī)

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्र-सद्-धातु; क्त कृदन्त as adjective)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhaktavatsalaḥ: loving toward devotees
• bhaktavatsalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta-vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (affectionate to devotees)

• tayoḥ: to those two / of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Recipient reference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन

• kāma-varam: the desired boon
• kāma-varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma-vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (desired boon)

• dattvā: having granted
• dattvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dā (दा-धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), 'having given'

• kṣaṇāt: in an instant / immediately
• kṣaṇāt: Apādāna (Source/Time-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• antarhitaḥ: disappeared/hidden
• antarhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antar-dhā (अन्तर्-धा-धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abhavat: became / was
• abhavat: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrative continuation; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaurīśa, pleased and affectionate to devotees, says ‘Evam astu’ and grants the desired boon; in the next instant he vanishes, leaving a radiant afterglow.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Gaurīśa)
• devotees (bhaktas)
• Kīrtimālinī’s parents (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is bhaktavatsala—quick to bless sincere devotees; divine appearances may be brief but transformative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes divine granting of boons and disappearance.