Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

त्वं प्रार्थय वरं सर्वं ददाम्यहमिहार्चिता । अभ्यर्चिता गिरिसुता मया प्रोक्ता सुरेश्वरी

Transliteration

tvaṃ prārthaya varaṃ sarvaṃ dadāmyahamihārcitā | abhyarcitā girisutā mayā proktā sureśvarī

Translation

ഹേ ദേവി, നീ ഏതു വരം അപേക്ഷിച്ചാലും, ഇവിടെ പൂജിതയായ ഞാൻ അതെല്ലാം പ്രസാദിക്കും—എന്ന് എന്റെ দ্বারা സമ്യക്‌ ആരാധിതയായ ദേവേശ്വരി ഗിരിസുത പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathama (Addressed subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रार्थय: ask/request
• प्रार्थय: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

• सर्वम्: any/whatever; all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of वरम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• अर्चिता: worshipped/honoured
• अर्चिता: Visheshana (Predicate adjective of speaker)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभ्यर्चिता: duly worshipped
• अभ्यर्चिता: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-√अर्च् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गिरिसुता: daughter of the mountain (Pārvatī)
• गिरिसुता: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘गिरेः सुता’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रोक्ता: spoken/declared
• प्रोक्ता: Visheshana (Predicate adjective of गिरिसुता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सुरेश्वरी: queen/lady of the gods
• सुरेश्वरी: Karta/Apposition (Appositive title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘सुराणाम् ईश्वरी’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator-devotee quoting Sureśvarī (Girisūtā/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience of the māhātmya (pilgrims/śrotṛs); Devī addresses the narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (narrator) stands before Girisūtā/Surēśvarī in a tīrtha-shrine; the Goddess, radiant and compassionate, offers a boon; lamps, flowers, and incense indicate completed worship.

Characters & Entities

• Sureśvarī
• Girisūtā
• Pārvatī/Gaurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship at a sanctified place invites divine grace; the Goddess responds with boon-bestowal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon-bestowal occurs within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra episode of the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana/abhyarcana (formal worship) of the Goddess as the basis for requesting a boon.