Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

सत्यं भवतु ते वाक्यं सार्धं भोक्ष्यामि तैः श्रियम् । दास्यामि तेषां स्थानानि दिवि यावदहं दिते

Transliteration

satyaṃ bhavatu te vākyaṃ sārdhaṃ bhokṣyāmi taiḥ śriyam | dāsyāmi teṣāṃ sthānāni divi yāvadahaṃ dite

Translation

"നിന്റെ വാക്ക് സത്യമാകട്ടെ. അവരോടൊപ്പം ഞാൻ ഐശ്വര്യം അനുഭവിക്കും. ഹേ ദിതീ, ഞാൻ ഉള്ളിടത്തോളം കാലം അവർക്ക് സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ സ്ഥാനം നൽകും."

Word by Word

• satyam: true
• satyam: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (सत्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-भाव (let it be true)

• bhavatu: let it be
• bhavatu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vākyam: word/statement
• vākyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (वाक्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (सार्धम् अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with/together)

• bhokṣyāmi: I will enjoy
• bhokṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• taiḥ: with them
• taiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सह/करण-भाव (with them)

• śriyam: prosperity/splendor
• śriyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (श्री प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• teṣām: of them/their
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• sthānāni: places/positions
• sthānāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (स्थान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (दिव्/द्यौः प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण-कारक

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Adhikarana (Temporal limit/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (यावत् अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-अव्यय (as long as/until)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• dite: O Diti
• dite: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diti (दिति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Indra (Śakra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svarga (Indraloka)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra promises to fulfill Diti’s words, share prosperity with the Maruts, and assign them lasting abodes in heaven; the mood shifts to calm covenant and royal assurance.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Diti
• Heaven (Divi)
• Maruts (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid conflict, dharma values the honoring of a promise and restoring order through truth and rightful granting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is on divine assurance and heavenly stations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it concerns a boon and celestial placement, not a ritual.