Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

वरं चान्यं प्रदास्यामो वरय त्वं महामते । एवमुक्तः सुरैः सोयमर्वावसुरभाषत

Transliteration

varaṃ cānyaṃ pradāsyāmo varaya tvaṃ mahāmate | evamuktaḥ suraiḥ soyamarvāvasurabhāṣata

Translation

ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു—‘ഞങ്ങൾ നിനക്ക് മറ്റൊരു വരവും നൽകാം; ഹേ മഹാമതേ, വരം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക.’ ഇങ്ങനെ ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ അർവാവസു മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു॥

Word by Word

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): समुच्चय (and)

• anyam: another
• anyam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying varam)

• pradāsyāmaḥ: we shall give
• pradāsyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: दा (to give)

• varaya: choose
• varaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• mahāmate: O great-minded one
• mahāmate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: महती मतिः यस्य (great-minded); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): प्रकारे (thus)

• uktaḥ: (having been) addressed/said to
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle): वच् → उक्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• suraiḥ: by the gods
• suraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (Subject-apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• arvāvasuḥ: Arvāvasu
• arvāvasuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arvāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• abhāṣata: spoke
• abhāṣata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातु: भाष् (to speak)

Speaker

Narrator (quoting the Devas’ offer)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, calm and radiant, offer Arvāvasu an additional boon; Arvāvasu prepares to respond—slight forward lean, thoughtful humility; the scene pauses at the cusp of his reply.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Arvāvasu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When virtue is recognized, divine grace expands; boons follow dharma, not mere desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader glorification is of Setu/Rāmeśvaram in Setukhaṇḍa, though this verse continues the boon-dialogue narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an invitation to request an additional boon.