Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

किमर्थं स्तूयसे भद्रे याच्यतां मनसीप्सितम्

Transliteration

kimarthaṃ stūyase bhadre yācyatāṃ manasīpsitam

Translation

Wahai yang lemah-lembut, mengapa engkau memuji-Ku demikian? Mohonlah kurnia yang diidamkan hatimu.

Word by Word

• किमर्थम्: for what reason?
• किमर्थम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय); तत्पुरुष-समास (किम्+अर्थम्) = ‘किस हेतु से/किस कारण से’

• स्तूयसे: you are praised
• स्तूयसे: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद; मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• याच्यताम्: let it be asked / request (it)
• याच्यताम्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: the desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् ‘इच्छ्’ भाव)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/कृत-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle sense ‘desired’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (सन्दर्भानुसार ‘मनसीप्सितम्’ = इच्छितम्)

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, serene and compassionate, turns to Pārvatī and invites her to ask for a boon after her praise; a quiet hermitage/forest ambience implied by Dharmāraṇya.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is responsive; sincere devotion culminates in the Lord inviting the seeker to state the true inner aim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is part of a boon-granting conversational moment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an invitation to request a desired teaching/boon.