Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

हर उवाच । यत्त्वं याचयसे देव तदहं प्रद दामि ते

Transliteration

hara uvāca | yattvaṃ yācayase deva tadahaṃ prada dāmi te

Translation

ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ) അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഹേ ദേവാ! നീ എന്ത് യാചിക്കുന്നുവോ, അതെല്ലാം ഞാൻ നിനക്ക് വരമായി നൽകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• याचयसे: you ask/beg
• याचयसे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रददामि: I give/grant
• प्रददामि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Hara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks directly: a calm, authoritative varada moment—hand extended, eyes compassionate; Indra attentive, awaiting permission to ask.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Hara)
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is portrayed as readily accessible and benevolent; devotion and humility invite the Lord’s protective generosity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, where Śiva directly responds to Indra’s plea.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; it is a direct assurance of boon.