Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । यत्त्वया चिन्तितं किंचित्तत्सर्वं सफलं तव । उत्तिष्ठ गच्छ शीघ्रं त्वं भवनं प्रति दानव

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | yattvayā cintitaṃ kiṃcittatsarvaṃ saphalaṃ tava | uttiṣṭha gaccha śīghraṃ tvaṃ bhavanaṃ prati dānava

Translation

Īśvara bersabda: Apa pun yang telah engkau fikirkan dalam hati, semuanya pasti berhasil bagimu. Bangkitlah, wahai danava, dan segeralah kembali ke kediamanmu.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular) — सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• cintitam: thought/desired
• cintitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (चिन्त् धातु) + -ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (that which has been thought)

• kiñcit: anything; something
• kiñcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — विशेषण (qualifier)

• saphalam: fruitful; successful
• saphalam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — विशेषण

• tava: for you/your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• uttiṣṭha: rise; stand up
• uttiṣṭha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• gaccha: go
• gaccha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable) — क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• bhavanam: home; dwelling
• bhavanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• prati: towards
• prati: Dik-adhikaraṇa (Directional/दिगधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable) — गत्यर्थे (towards)

• dānava: O demon
• dānava: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara grants the boon unequivocally and dismisses the demon, urging him to depart quickly—divine composure masking imminent danger.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine may grant as asked, but the moral weight of the wish remains with the petitioner; intention shapes consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named site is praised in this verse; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa storyline set in the Narmadā sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is the confirmation of a boon.