Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

भगवानुवाच । वासुदेव महाबाहो तुष्टस्तेऽहं महामते । सत्यसंभाषणादेव वरं वरय सुव्रत

Transliteration

bhagavānuvāca | vāsudeva mahābāho tuṣṭaste'haṃ mahāmate | satyasaṃbhāṣaṇādeva varaṃ varaya suvrata

Translation

ഭഗവാൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു— ഹേ വാസുദേവ, മഹാബാഹോ, മഹാമതേ! ഞാൻ നിന്നിൽ പ്രസന്നനാണ്. നിന്റെ സത്യവചനത്താൽ മാത്രം, ഹേ സുവ്രത, ഒരു വരം വരിക്ക.

Word by Word

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• वासुदेव: O Vāsudeva
• वासुदेव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Vocative, Singular)

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (O great-armed one)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• ते: with you / of you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

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

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (O great-minded one)

• सत्यसंभाषणात्: from truthful speaking
• सत्यसंभाषणात्: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संभाषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (from truthful speech)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis: ‘indeed/only’)

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

• वरय: choose
• वरय: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु; ‘choose’)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यम-पुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (2nd person singular)

• सुव्रत: O virtuous one
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (O one of good vows)

Speaker

Śiva (Bhagavān/Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vāsudeva/Keśava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, pleased, addresses Vāsudeva with affectionate honorifics and invites him to choose a boon; the scene radiates grace and moral approval.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful speech (satya) is itself a powerful sādhana that attracts divine pleasure and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes dharma (satya) within the Arbudakhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Truthful speech is upheld as a dharmic discipline; no external ritual (snāna/dāna/japa) is specified here.