Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

अवश्यं यदि मे देयो वरो वृत्रनिषूदन । त्वत्प्रसादेन मे मोक्षो जायतां शीघ्रमेव हि

Transliteration

avaśyaṃ yadi me deyo varo vṛtraniṣūdana | tvatprasādena me mokṣo jāyatāṃ śīghrameva hi

Translation

जर मला निश्चयाने वर द्यावाच लागेल, हे वृत्रनिषूदन, तर तुमच्या कृपेने मला शीघ्रच मोक्ष प्राप्त होवो.

Word by Word

• अवश्यम्: necessarily
• अवश्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial: “necessarily”)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional: “if”)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन — Dative singular

• देयः: to be given
• देयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + देय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: “to be given”), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — agreeing with वरः

• वरः: a boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• वृत्रनिषूदन: O slayer of Vṛtra
• वृत्रनिषूदन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्र + निषूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — समास: वृत्रस्य निषूदनः (slayer of Vṛtra)

• त्वत्प्रसादेन: by your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (युष्मद्-षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध-आधार) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular; समास: त्वत्-प्रसाद (by your grace)

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

• मोक्षः: liberation
• मोक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• जायताम्: let (it) arise
• जायताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — “let it arise/come to be”

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “quickly”)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis: “indeed/just”)

• हि: certainly
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: “certainly/indeed”)

Speaker

Mudgala

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māmuhrada (contextual tīrtha)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra (Vṛtra-niṣūdana)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mudgala, serene and detached, petitions Indra not for wealth or heaven but for swift liberation; Indra listens with dignified compassion, vajra in hand, aura luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Mudgala
• Indra (Vṛtraniṣūdana)
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is mokṣa; even divine gifts are best directed toward liberation rather than enjoyment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The liberation-focused request anchors the sanctity of the episode that leads to Māmuhrada Tīrtha’s fame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is mentioned; the verse is a prayer for mokṣa through divine grace.