Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

सत्यं भवतु ते वाक्यं सार्धं भोक्ष्यामि तैः श्रियम् । दास्यामि तेषां स्थानानि दिवि यावदहं दिते

Transliteration

satyaṃ bhavatu te vākyaṃ sārdhaṃ bhokṣyāmi taiḥ śriyam | dāsyāmi teṣāṃ sthānāni divi yāvadahaṃ dite

Translation

"ତୁମର ବାକ୍ୟ ସତ୍ୟ ହେଉ। ମୁଁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଐଶ୍ୱର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଭୋଗ କରିବି। ହେ ଦିତି, ଯେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମୁଁ ଅଛି, ସେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମୁଁ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗରେ ସ୍ଥାନ ଦେବି।"

Word by Word

• satyam: true
• satyam: Karma (Predicate complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (सत्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-भाव (let it be true)

• bhavatu: let it be
• bhavatu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vākyam: word/statement
• vākyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (वाक्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (सार्धम् अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with/together)

• bhokṣyāmi: I will enjoy
• bhokṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• taiḥ: with them
• taiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सह/करण-भाव (with them)

• śriyam: prosperity/splendor
• śriyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (श्री प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• teṣām: of them/their
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• sthānāni: places/positions
• sthānāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (स्थान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (दिव्/द्यौः प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण-कारक

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Adhikarana (Temporal limit/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (यावत् अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-अव्यय (as long as/until)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• dite: O Diti
• dite: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diti (दिति प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Indra (Śakra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svarga (Indraloka)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra promises to fulfill Diti’s words, share prosperity with the Maruts, and assign them lasting abodes in heaven; the mood shifts to calm covenant and royal assurance.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Diti
• Heaven (Divi)
• Maruts (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even amid conflict, dharma values the honoring of a promise and restoring order through truth and rightful granting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is on divine assurance and heavenly stations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it concerns a boon and celestial placement, not a ritual.