Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

शनिरुवाच । तुष्टोऽहं तव राजेन्द्र स्तवेनानेन सुव्रत । वरं ब्रूहि प्रदास्यामि स्वेच्छया रघुनंदन

Transliteration

śaniruvāca | tuṣṭo'haṃ tava rājendra stavenānena suvrata | varaṃ brūhi pradāsyāmi svecchayā raghunaṃdana

Translation

ശനി അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഹേ രാജേന്ദ്രാ, ഹേ സുവ്രതാ! ഈ സ്തവം കൊണ്ടു ഞാൻ നിന്നിൽ പ്രസന്നനാകുന്നു. ഹേ രഘുനന്ദനാ! വരം പറയുക; ഞാൻ സ്വേച്ഛയാൽ നൽകാം.

Word by Word

• śaniḥ: Śani
• śaniḥ: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/ta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम

• rājendra: O king of kings
• rājendra: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञाम् इन्द्रः)

• stavena: by (this) hymn/praise
• stavena: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• anena: by this
• anena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषण (stava)

• suvrata: O man of good vows
• suvrata: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सुन्दरं व्रतम् यस्य)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• brūhi: tell; ask (for it)
• brūhi: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• pradāsyāmi: I will grant
• pradāsyāmi: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• sva-icchayā: by my own will
• sva-icchayā: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य इच्छया)

• raghu-nandana: O descendant/son of Raghu
• raghu-nandana: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu (प्रातिपदिक) + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रघोः नन्दनः)

Speaker

Śani

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daśaratha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śani, now benevolent, raises a hand in boon-giving gesture (vara-mudrā), addressing Daśaratha as Raghu-nandana; the king looks up with hope, the atmosphere softened from earlier dread.

Characters & Entities

• Śani
• Daśaratha
• Raghu (dynasty)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional discipline and sincere praise convert adversity into blessing; divine powers respond to dharmic conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, linking the teaching to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is stotra (hymn) as a means to obtain prasāda and desired boons.