Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
Devanagari script
तुष्टः शंभुस्तदा तस्मा उवाचेदं वचः शुभम् । वरं वृणु महाभाग यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते
Transliteration
tuṣṭaḥ śaṃbhustadā tasmā uvācedaṃ vacaḥ śubham | varaṃ vṛṇu mahābhāga yatte manasi varttate
Translation
そのときシャンブ（Śambhu）は満悦し、彼に吉祥なる言葉を告げた。「大いなる幸運の者よ、汝の心にあるままに、望む恩寵を選べ。」
Word by Word
तुष्टःpleased
तुष्टः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष् धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — past passive participle used adjectivally
शंभुःŚambhu (Śiva)
शंभुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
वचःspeech/words
वचः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
शुभम्auspicious
शुभम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of वचः)
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
वृणुchoose
वृणु:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृञ्) (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
महाभागO fortunate one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहā + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)
तेof you/your
ते:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
मनसिin (your) mind
मनसि:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन
वर्त्ततेexists/abides
वर्त्तते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
Speaker
Śiva (Śaṃbhu)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Śaṃbhu, serene and radiant, addresses the supplicant with a boon-offering gesture amid a sacred forest-kshetra; attendants and subtle liṅga/śiva-symbols indicate sanctity.
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śiva (Śaṃbhu)D
Dharma-rāja (implied listener)FAQs
Devotion culminates in anugraha—Śiva’s pleased response and willingness to grant a boon.
Dharmāraṇya is the narrative setting; the verse introduces the boon that will shape the site’s fame.
None directly; it is a narrative transition to boon-granting.