Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

एतान्वरान्महादेव त्वदिच्छामि त्रिलोचन

Transliteration

etānvarānmahādeva tvadicchāmi trilocana

Translation

«မဟာဒေဝ၊ မျက်စိသုံးပါးရှိသော အရှင်—ဤအရာတို့ကိုသာ ကျွန်ုပ်သည် အရှင်ထံမှ ဆုတောင်းလိုပါသည်»။

Word by Word

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (these)

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (vocative), एकवचनम्

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्/त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (सम्बन्ध), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम (your)

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), उत्तम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• त्रिलोचन: O three-eyed one
• त्रिलोचन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिलोचन (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोचन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य त्रीणि लोचनानि सः’

Speaker

Jaigīṣavya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Mahādeva/Trilocana)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage, having listed his requests, folds hands and offers a final, succinct appeal to Trilocana; Śiva’s third eye is subtly emphasized, indicating omniscient grace.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva, Trilocana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee should ask clearly and dharmically—seeking boons that support liberation and virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, the setting where a sincere boon-request is received by Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is the concluding line of the devotee’s petition.