Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तस्य तुष्टो महादेवो वयसोऽन्ते वरं ददौ । परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते मंके ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते

Transliteration

tasya tuṣṭo mahādevo vayaso'nte varaṃ dadau | parituṣṭo'smi te maṃke brūhi kiṃ karavāṇi te

Translation

അവന്റെ തപസ്സിൽ തൃപ്തനായ മഹാദേവൻ ജീവിതാന്ത്യത്തിൽ ഒരു വരം നൽകി—“മങ്കേ, ഞാൻ നിന്നിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായി പ്രസന്നനാണ്; പറയുക, നിനക്കായി ഞാൻ എന്ത് ചെയ്യണം?”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक: महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय

• वयसः: of age, of life
• वयसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Time-location/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परितुष्टः: fully pleased
• परितुष्टः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular) एन्क्लिटिक; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you) अधिकम्

• मंके: O Maṅka
• मंके: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell, speak
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• करवाणि: should I do
• करवाणि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-एकवचन (4th/Dative singular) एन्क्लिटिक

Speaker

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Maṃki

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva appears before the aged Maṃki—radiant, ash-smeared, crescent-mooned, with trident—speaking gently, offering a boon; the ascetic sits humbled, hands folded, in the sacred landscape of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Maṃkir (Maṃke)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace may come late, but steadfast devotion culminates in Śiva’s direct approval and boon-giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the setting where intense tapas ripens into Śiva’s darśana and boon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The fruit of tapas and worship is shown as vara-dāna (bestowal of a boon) by Śiva; no additional rite is specified in this verse.