Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

शृणुष्वैकमना भूत्वा गृहाण वरमुत्तमम् । विष्णुवर्जं प्रदास्यामि यत्तवाभिमतं प्रियम्

Transliteration

śṛṇuṣvaikamanā bhūtvā gṛhāṇa varamuttamam | viṣṇuvarjaṃ pradāsyāmi yattavābhimataṃ priyam

Translation

Dengarlah dengan hati yang tertumpu dan terimalah kurnia yang paling utama ini. Kecuali Viṣṇu, apa jua yang engkau kasihi dan ingini akan aku anugerahkan.

Word by Word

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• एकमनाḥ: single-minded
• एकमनाḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• गृहाण: accept/take
• गृहाण: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

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

• उत्तमम्: best, excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying वरम्)

• विष्णुवर्जम्: excluding Viṣṇu
• विष्णुवर्जम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु + वर्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (exclusion: ‘excluding Viṣṇu’)

• प्रदास्यामि: I will grant/give
• प्रदास्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अभिमतम्: desired, approved
• अभिमतम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + मन् (धातु) → अभिमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying यत्)

• प्रियम्: dear, pleasing
• प्रियम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying यत्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn boon-granting moment: Maheśvara addresses an asura with calm authority, instructing him to listen single-pointedly and offering an ‘excellent boon’ with a clear exception—Viṣṇu.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power is granted with constraints; attentive listening and right reception of divine words are emphasized.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; the chapter belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa tradition linked with the Revā/Narmadā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.