Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ब्रूहि पुत्र वरं शुभ्रं तं ते दास्यामि मङ्गल

Transliteration

brūhi putra varaṃ śubhraṃ taṃ te dāsyāmi maṅgala

Translation

ಹೇ ಪುತ್ರ, ನಿರ್ಮಲವಾದ ಶುಭ ವರವನ್ನು ಹೇಳು; ಹೇ ಮಂಗಳ, ಆ ವರವನ್ನು ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ನೀಡುವೆನು।

Word by Word

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

• putra: O son
• putra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śubhram: pure, bright, auspicious
• śubhram: Karma (Object/कर्म) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to varam

• tam: that (boon)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun referring to 'varam'

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; enclitic form

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• maṅgala: O Maṅgala
• maṅgala: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; proper name

Speaker

Śiva (as Maṅgaleśvara; implied from prior verse context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṅgaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, compassionate and majestic, addresses Maṅgala as ‘son’, inviting him to ask for a boon; the riverbank setting remains luminous with lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Maṅgaleśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion ripens, the deity responds as a compassionate giver of boons, guiding the devotee’s aspiration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṅgaleśvara, where Śiva’s boon-bestowing presence is described.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it introduces the boon-granting encounter arising from prior devotion and darśana.