Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । वरं वृणीष्व हव्याश यस्ते मनसि वर्तते

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva havyāśa yaste manasi vartate

Translation

Īśvara bersabda: “Wahai Havyāśa (Agni), pohonlah kurnia yang bersemayam dalam hatimu.”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• वृणीष्व: choose
• वृणीष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• हव्याश: O Havyāśa (Agni)
• हव्याश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्याश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: हव्यं अश्नाति इति (‘eater of oblations’, Agni)

• यः: which (boon)
• यः: Karma (Object of choosing/वरणीय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मनसि: in (your) mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• वर्तते: is present, exists
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, compassionate and sovereign, addresses Agni directly: ‘Choose the boon.’ The moment is quiet, charged with assurance; Agni stands with folded hands, awaiting permission to speak his deepest need.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Havyāśa (Agni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace is accessible through sincere intent—when devotion is present, the Lord invites the devotee to ask for what truly matters.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā-tīrtha tradition (Revā/Narmadā sacred geography) within the Revā Khaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces the boon-bestowing dialogue that leads to tīrtha-based purification in subsequent verses.