Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

यस्य यस्य हि या वाञ्छा तस्य तां तां ददाम्यहम् । विष्णुं ब्रह्माणमीशानमन्यं वा सुरमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

yasya yasya hi yā vāñchā tasya tāṃ tāṃ dadāmyaham | viṣṇuṃ brahmāṇamīśānamanyaṃ vā suramuttamam

Translation

ആർക്കാർക്ക് ഏത് ഏത് ആഗ്രഹമുണ്ടോ, അവർക്കവർക്കു അതത് ഞാൻ നൽകുന്നു। വിഷ്ണുവോ, ബ്രഹ്മാവോ, ഈശാനൻ (ശിവൻ) ആകട്ടെ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദേവന്മാരിൽ മറ്റേതെങ്കിലും ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദേവതയായാലും.

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom(soever)
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• यस्य: of each and every (one)
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-बोधक

• या: whatever (wish)
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• वाञ्छा: desire, wish
• वाञ्छा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• तस्य: to him / for him
• तस्य: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• ताम्: that (wish)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. acc. sg.)

• ताम्: that very (wish)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (distributive emphasis)

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. acc. sg.)

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. acc. sg.)

• ईशानम्: Īśāna (Śiva)
• ईशानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. acc. sg.)

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masc. acc. sg.)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• सुरम्: a god, deity
• सुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. acc. sg.)

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (masc. acc. sg.), सुरम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Revā Devī (the River-Goddess Narmadā), speaking to the assembled sages/ascetics

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tirtha (boon-granting locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Devī/tirtha-power proclaims universal boon-bestowal: behind her appear subtle visionary forms—Viṣṇu with śaṅkha-cakra, Brahmā with four faces, Śiva/Īśāna with triśūla—signifying multiple attainable goals.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (Narmadā)
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Īśāna (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Revā is portrayed as a compassionate divine refuge who grants devotees their chosen spiritual goal, including devotion to major deities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā sacred region (Revā Khaṇḍa), emphasizing the river-goddess as a living tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse highlights the fruit (boon/desired attainment) granted by Revā.