Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अंबरीष उवाच । यदि प्रसन्नो भगवन्यदि देयो वरो मम । संसाराब्धेस्तारणाय वरदो भव मे हरे

Transliteration

aṃbarīṣa uvāca | yadi prasanno bhagavanyadi deyo varo mama | saṃsārābdhestāraṇāya varado bhava me hare

Translation

അംബരീഷൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭഗവൻ, നിങ്ങൾ പ്രസന്നനാകുകയും എനിക്ക് വരം നൽകേണ്ടതായാൽ, ഹേ ഹരി, ഈ സംസാരസമുദ്രം കടക്കാൻ എനിക്ക് വരദാതാവാകണമേ।

Word by Word

• aṃbarīṣaḥ: Ambarīṣa
• aṃbarīṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃbarīṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; संज्ञा

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्ययम्

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √sad with pra)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (bhagavan इति)

• bhagavan: O Lord
• bhagavan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्ययम्

• deyaḥ: to be given
• deyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deya (कृदन्त; √dā)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम्; कर्तव्य/योग्य-अर्थे (gerundive)

• varaḥ: a boon
• varaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• mama: to me / my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• saṃsāra-abdheḥ: of the ocean of worldly existence
• saṃsāra-abdheḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsāra (प्रातिपदिक) + abdhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• tāraṇāya: for crossing (deliverance)
• tāraṇāya: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्; प्रयोजनार्थे

• varadaḥ: boon-giving
• varadaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (tvam/हरे इति)

• bhava: become / be
• bhava: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्

• hare: O Hari
• hare: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Ambārīṣa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Hari (Viṣṇu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Ambārīṣa, hands folded, petitions Viṣṇu for the boon of crossing saṃsāra; the Lord stands serene, radiating compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Ambārīṣa
• Hari
• Saṃsāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is liberation—seeking the Lord Himself as the means to cross saṃsāra rather than asking for temporary gains.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a universal liberation-prayer within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct prayer (praṇidhāna) for deliverance is expressed; no detailed rite like snāna/dāna/japa is specified.