Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अन्यं च ते प्रयच्छामि वरं वानरपुंगव । उपकाराय लोकानां नामानि तव मारुते

Transliteration

anyaṃ ca te prayacchāmi varaṃ vānarapuṃgava | upakārāya lokānāṃ nāmāni tava mārute

Translation

കൂടാതെ, ഹേ വാനരശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ഞാൻ നിനക്ക് മറ്റൊരു വരം നൽകുന്നു—ലോകഹിതത്തിനായി, ഹേ മാരുതേ, നിന്റെ നാമങ്ങൾ പ്രസിദ്ധമാകും।

Word by Word

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘वरम्’)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Dative singular) सर्वनाम

• प्रयच्छामि: I give/bestow
• प्रयच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• वानरपुंगव: O chief of monkeys
• वानरपुंगव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वानराणां पुंगवः)

• उपकाराय: for the benefit
• उपकाराय: Sampradāna/Purpose (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for the benefit)

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular) सर्वनाम

• मारुते: O son of the Wind (Māruta)
• मारुते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā-tīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Hanūmān (Māruti)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva addresses Hanūmān as 'Vānara-puṅgava' and 'Mārute', granting a boon that his names will be proclaimed for the welfare of the worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Hanūmān (Māruti)
• Lokas (worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine gifts are meant for loka-upakāra—Hanūmān’s glory becomes a refuge for others through remembrance of his names.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa context keeps the Narmadā tīrtha backdrop, where boons and sacred remembrance are affirmed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, nāma-smaraṇa (remembering/reciting names) as a beneficial devotional practice for the welfare of all.