Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततो वर्ष सहस्रांते तुष्टस्तस्या महेश्वरः । अब्रवीद्वद कल्याणि वरं यन्मनसि स्थितम्

Transliteration

tato varṣa sahasrāṃte tuṣṭastasyā maheśvaraḥ | abravīdvada kalyāṇi varaṃ yanmanasi sthitam

Translation

Kemudian, pada akhir seribu tahun, Maheśvara berkenan kepadanya dan bersabda: “Wahai yang membawa keberkahan, ucapkanlah—anugerah apa yang tersimpan dalam hatimu?”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: तस्मात्/ततः (thereafter)

• varṣa: year
• varṣa: Kāla-adhikarana (Time measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative, singular); संख्याविशेषण-सम्बन्धे (in measure of time)

• sahasra-ante: at the end of a thousand (years)
• sahasra-ante: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: सहस्रस्य अन्ते); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (masc., locative, singular)

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta-predicative (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) → tuṣṭa (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (past participle: pleased)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (fem., genitive, singular)

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc., nominative, singular)

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (imperfect, 3rd sg.)

• vada: speak/tell
• vada: Kriya (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन (imperative, 2nd sg.)

• kalyāṇi: O auspicious one
• kalyāṇi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (fem., vocative, singular)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masc., accusative, singular)

• yat: which/whatever
• yat: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neut., nom./acc., sg.); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• manasi: in (your) mind
• manasi: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (neut., locative, singular)

• sthitam: situated/held
• sthitam: Karma-predicative (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) → sthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (standing/placed)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rati

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a millennium of austerity, Maheśvara appears, serene and radiant, addressing the devotee: ‘Ask the boon in your mind.’

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Long, sincere austerity culminates in divine satisfaction and the granting of a boon.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda’s sacred landscape is the narrative setting, supporting the Kāmeśvara-Śiva glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies sustained tapas over time; the specific acts are detailed in the surrounding verses.