Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

श्रीविष्णुरुवाच । परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते वत्स वरं वरय सुव्रत । अपि ते दुर्लभं काममहं दास्यामि कृत्स्नशः

Transliteration

śrīviṣṇuruvāca | parituṣṭo'smi te vatsa varaṃ varaya suvrata | api te durlabhaṃ kāmamahaṃ dāsyāmi kṛtsnaśaḥ

Translation

ശ്രീവിഷ്ണു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—വത്സാ, ഞാൻ നിന്നിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായി പ്രസന്നനാണ്. ഹേ സുവ്രതാ, വരം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക. ദുർലഭമായ ആഗ്രഹമായാലും ഞാൻ അത് നിനക്കു സമ്പൂർണ്ണമായി നൽകും.

Word by Word

• śrīviṣṇuḥ: Śrī Viṣṇu
• śrīviṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• parituṣṭaḥ: fully pleased
• parituṣṭaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parituṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे विशेषण (adjectival to speaker)

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• te: of/for you
• te: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th) वा चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; (context: ‘with you/for you’—commonly genitive ‘of you’/dative ‘to you’)

• vatsa: dear child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

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

• varaya: choose (ask for)
• varaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; (√vṛ ‘choose’)

• suvrata: O one of good vows
• suvrata: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु + व्रत)

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th) एकवचन (to you)

• durlabham: hard to obtain
• durlabham: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur-labha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kāmam); समासः—कर्मधारय (दुर् + लभ)

• kāmam: desired wish
• kāmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kṛtsnaśaḥ: completely, in full
• kṛtsnaśaḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛtsnaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Śrī Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (rājā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, radiant and four-armed, addresses a devoted king/vratin with a gesture of blessing, offering a boon; the setting suggests a sacred bank or shrine precinct associated with a Nāgara tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to steadfast vows: when the Lord is pleased, even rare boons become attainable.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon-dialogue unfolds within the tīrtha-māhātmya setting connected to the vāpī and the king’s tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse does not prescribe a rite; it frames the theological moment of vara (boon) offered after tapas.