Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सोऽब्रवीद्यदि मे देव तुष्टोसि वृषभध्वज । ग्रहत्वं देहि सर्वेश न चान्यं वरमुत्सहे

Transliteration

so'bravīdyadi me deva tuṣṭosi vṛṣabhadhvaja | grahatvaṃ dehi sarveśa na cānyaṃ varamutsahe

Translation

അവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഹേ ദേവാ, ഹേ വൃഷഭധ്വജാ! എനിക്കു മേൽ നീ പ്രസന്നനാണെങ്കിൽ, ഹേ സർവേശ്വരാ, എനിക്ക് ‘ഗ്രഹ’സ്ഥാനമരുളുക; മറ്റൊരു വരം ഞാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നില്ല.”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case, Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Predicate complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तुष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वृषभध्वज: O bull-bannered one (Śiva)
• वृषभध्वज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वृषभस्य ध्वजः)

• ग्रहत्वम्: the state of being a ग्रह (planetary deity)
• ग्रहत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहत्व (प्रातिपदिक; ग्रह + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case, Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्वान्त

• देहि: grant
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वेश: O lord of all
• सर्वेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + ईश (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषाम् ईशः)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• उत्सहे: I desire / I am able (to ask)
• उत्सहे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्सह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Bhūmiputra (Aṅgāraka/Maṅgala), within Śiva’s narration

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee, still austere, petitions Śiva with folded hands: ‘grant me grahatva’; Śiva stands with Nandin-banner, calm and sovereign, indicating assent.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva)
• Sarveśa (Śiva)
• Graha
• Aṅgāraka/Maṅgala (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A focused vow—seeking a single, dharma-aligned boon—shows single-pointed devotion and clarity of purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as the setting where Aṅgāraka’s devotion culminates in a defining boon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; it records the boon-request: grahatva (recognition as a Graha).