Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

एवमस्त्विति गौरीशः प्रसन्नो भक्तवत्सलः । तयोः कामवरं दत्त्वा क्षणादंतर्हितोऽभवत्

Transliteration

evamastviti gaurīśaḥ prasanno bhaktavatsalaḥ | tayoḥ kāmavaraṃ dattvā kṣaṇādaṃtarhito'bhavat

Translation

Gaurīśa, yang mengasihi para bhakta, dengan sukacita bersabda, “Demikianlah.” Setelah mengurniakan anugerah yang dihajati mereka, seketika itu juga Baginda ghaib dari pandangan.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्-धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• iti: so/thus (quoting)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• gaurīśaḥ: Gaurīśa (Śiva)
• gaurīśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī-īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (Lord of Gaurī)

• prasannaḥ: pleased
• prasannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्र-सद्-धातु; क्त कृदन्त as adjective)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhaktavatsalaḥ: loving toward devotees
• bhaktavatsalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta-vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (affectionate to devotees)

• tayoḥ: to those two / of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Recipient reference/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन

• kāma-varam: the desired boon
• kāma-varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma-vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (desired boon)

• dattvā: having granted
• dattvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dā (दा-धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), 'having given'

• kṣaṇāt: in an instant / immediately
• kṣaṇāt: Apādāna (Source/Time-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• antarhitaḥ: disappeared/hidden
• antarhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antar-dhā (अन्तर्-धा-धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• abhavat: became / was
• abhavat: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrative continuation; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaurīśa, pleased and affectionate to devotees, says ‘Evam astu’ and grants the desired boon; in the next instant he vanishes, leaving a radiant afterglow.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Gaurīśa)
• devotees (bhaktas)
• Kīrtimālinī’s parents (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is bhaktavatsala—quick to bless sincere devotees; divine appearances may be brief but transformative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes divine granting of boons and disappearance.