Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अन्येषां चैव देवानां त्रैलोक्यस्याप्यहं विभुः । वरं वरय तस्मात्त्वं प्रसादान्मे सुदुर्ल्लभम्

Transliteration

anyeṣāṃ caiva devānāṃ trailokyasyāpyahaṃ vibhuḥ | varaṃ varaya tasmāttvaṃ prasādānme sudurllabham

Translation

മറ്റു ദേവന്മാരുടെയും ത്രിലോകത്തിന്റെയും വിഭുവായി ഞാൻ തന്നെയാണ്. അതിനാൽ എന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ അത്യന്തം ദുർലഭമായ വരം ചോദിക്കൂ.

Word by Word

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; विशेषण (genitive plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• त्रैलोक्यस्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि+लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

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

• विभुः: the lord; all-powerful
• विभुः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वरय: choose (ask for)
• वरय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: वृ (वरणे)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभाववत् निपात (ablatival adverb: ‘therefore/from that’)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रसादात्: from (my) grace/favor
• प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (enclitic)

• सुदुर्लभम्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु+दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्लभ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies वरम्)

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra intensifies his persuasion, gesturing broadly to the three worlds; celestial imagery—clouds, devas, and the suggestion of cosmic realms—surrounds him, while the sage remains still.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Devas
• Trailokya
• Ambārīṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly and heavenly powers can offer ‘rare’ benefits, yet such benefits remain within saṃsāra and do not equal liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Not named here; the verse continues the dialogue sequence within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an invitation to request a boon.