Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । वरं वरय कल्याणि यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते । विनयात्तव तुष्टोऽहं दास्यामि वरमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

indra uvāca | varaṃ varaya kalyāṇi yatte manasi varttate | vinayāttava tuṣṭo'haṃ dāsyāmi varamuttamam

Translation

ഇന്ദ്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ കല്യാണി, നിന്റെ മനസ്സിൽ ഉള്ളതുതന്നെ വരമായി ചോദിക്കൂ. നിന്റെ വിനയത്തിൽ ഞാൻ പ്രസന്നൻ; ഞാൻ നിനക്കു ഉത്തമ വരം നൽകും.

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• varaya: choose
• varaya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु-वृ (to choose)

• kalyāṇi: O auspicious lady
• kalyāṇi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• te: of you/your
• te: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• manasi: in (your) mind
• manasi: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• varttate: exists, is present
• varttate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• vinayāt: from (your) humility
• vinayāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent, best
• uttamam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Indra (Śakra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed as pārthiva-sattama in nearby verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, radiant and regal, addresses an auspicious woman with a gesture of granting a boon; the atmosphere is courtly yet devotional, emphasizing her humility and his pleased countenance.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility (vinaya) is presented as a dharmic power that wins divine favor and brings about beneficent outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon scene unfolds within the Arbuda sacred setting; the tīrtha’s influence is part of the surrounding narrative rather than explicit in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on ethical disposition (vinaya) and divine grace (vara).