Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टो महादेवस्तस्य प्रत्यक्षतां गतः । अब्रवीद्वरदस्तेऽहं वरं वरय सुव्रत

Transliteration

tatastuṣṭo mahādevastasya pratyakṣatāṃ gataḥ | abravīdvaradaste'haṃ varaṃ varaya suvrata

Translation

അപ്പോൾ പ്രസന്നനായ മഹാദേവൻ അവന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി പറഞ്ഞു—“ഞാൻ വരദാതാവാണ്; ഹേ സുവ്രതാ, ഇഷ്ടവരം ചോദിക്ക.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (sentence adverb)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + तुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) used adjectivally; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular masculine

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular masculine; महा + देव (कर्मधारय)

• तस्य: of him (Rāma)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Genitive singular pronoun

• प्रत्यक्षताम्: manifest presence, visibility
• प्रत्यक्षताम्: Karman (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्षता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular feminine

• गतः: having come/attained
• गतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘having gone/attained’

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — 3rd sg imperfect active

• वरदः: the boon-giver
• वरदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular masculine; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वरं ददाति इति)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Genitive/Dative singular ‘to you/your’; here dative sense

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular pronoun

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular masculine

• वरय: choose
• वरय: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — 2nd sg imperative

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular masculine; सु + व्रत (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) narrating; direct speech by Mahādeva (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva appears directly before the devotee in a luminous epiphany, offering boons; the setting evokes a sacred coastal kṣetra atmosphere with ritual fires and tīrtha markers.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persistent discipline culminates in pratyakṣa-darśana; divine grace responds to sincere vow and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya frame, the site is implied as a venue where Śiva’s grace becomes tangible.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights the fruit of tapas and worship: receiving darśana and the right to ask for a boon.