Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तुष्टा वयं त्रयो देवा वृणीष्व वरमुत्तमम् । यथेप्सितं महाराज सत्यमेतदसंशयम्

Transliteration

tuṣṭā vayaṃ trayo devā vṛṇīṣva varamuttamam | yathepsitaṃ mahārāja satyametadasaṃśayam

Translation

ഞങ്ങൾ മൂന്നു ദേവന്മാരും പ്രസന്നരാണ്. ഹേ മഹാരാജാ, ഉത്തമമായ വരം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക; നിനക്കിഷ്ടമുള്ളതെല്ലാം സംശയമില്ലാതെ സത്യമായി സഫലമാകും.

Word by Word

• तुष्टाः: pleased
• तुष्टाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वृणीष्व: choose
• वृणीष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरम्: boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: best, excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानवाचक (as/according to)

• ईप्सितम्: desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आप्/ईप्स् (धातु) + ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used substantively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karta/Predicate-noun (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial: without doubt)

Speaker

The Three Devas (Brahmā–Viṣṇu–Śiva), voiced in narration by Īśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śūlabheda (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Citrasena (mahārāja)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Tridevas address the king with benevolent authority, offering an ‘uttama vara’; the king stands in reverence, the tīrtha landscape subtly present (riverbank/forest/linga-mark).

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva
• Citrasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere austerity and devotion culminate in divine grace, where the highest boon is offered according to one’s true intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon is granted within the Revā Khaṇḍa sacred geography (Bhṛgutuṅga/kuṇḍa context), highlighting the potency of that tīrtha-region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse presents the result (phala) of tapas—vara-pradāna (granting of a boon).