Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

दीर्घमायुः सदारोग्यं कोशवृद्धिर्बलोन्नतिः । ममास्तु नित्यमानन्दः प्रसादात्तव शंकर

Transliteration

dīrghamāyuḥ sadārogyaṃ kośavṛddhirbalonnatiḥ | mamāstu nityamānandaḥ prasādāttava śaṃkara

Translation

ഹേ ശങ്കരാ! നിന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ എനിക്ക് ദീർഘായുസ്സും സദാ ആരോഗ്യവും ധനവർദ്ധനവും ബലോന്നതിയും ലഭിക്കട്ടെ; എന്റെ അന്തരത്തിൽ നിത്യാനന്ദം സ്ഥിരമായി നിലനില്ക്കട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• दीर्घम्: long
• दीर्घम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; adjective)

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• कोशवृद्धिः: increase of treasury/wealth
• कोशवृद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक) + वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kośasya vṛddhiḥ) (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; genitive tatpuruṣa)

• बलोन्नतिः: rise of strength/prosperity in power
• बलोन्नतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + उन्नति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (balasya unnatiḥ) (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; genitive tatpuruṣa)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (Genitive, Singular; pronoun)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (Imperative/optative sense, 3rd person, Singular; parasmaipada)

• नित्यम्: constant
• नित्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; adjective)

• आनन्दः: bliss
• आनन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन (Masculine, Ablative, Singular)

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (Genitive, Singular; pronoun)

• शंकर: O Śaṅkara
• शंकर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8), एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextually: instruction on Śiva-worship at Pradoṣa; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee with folded hands before a liṅga, receiving Śiva’s grace as a calm radiance; symbols of health and prosperity (kalasha, grains, medicinal herbs) appear subtly around the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace is sought not only for worldly stability (health, strength, prosperity) but for the higher aim—steady inner bliss.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a general phalaśruti connected to Pradoṣa-time Śiva worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse itself is a prayer of desired fruits; the surrounding context indicates it belongs to Pradoṣa Śiva-pūjā.