Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

गौरीति च मुहुर्वाक्यमुत्तिष्ठ व्रज मन्दिरम् । वरं वरय कल्याणि यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते

Transliteration

gaurīti ca muhurvākyamuttiṣṭha vraja mandiram | varaṃ varaya kalyāṇi yatte manasi varttate

Translation

ସେ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ “ଗୌରୀ” ବୋଲି ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କରି କହିଲେ— “ଉଠ, ନିଜ ମନ୍ଦିରକୁ (ନିବାସକୁ) ଯାଅ। ହେ କଲ୍ୟାଣୀ, ତୋ ମନରେ ଯାହା ଅଛି ସେଇ ବର ଚୟନ କର।”

Word by Word

• gaurīti: ‘Gaurī’ (thus)
• gaurīti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोगः (उद्धरण-निपात) — quotative particle with name “(saying) ‘Gaurī’”

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction “and”

• muhuḥ: repeatedly
• muhuḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण) — adverb “again and again”

• vākyam: words, speech
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular

• uttiṣṭha: rise, stand up
• uttiṣṭha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut + sthā (धा. √स्था)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person singular

• vraja: go
• vraja: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धा. √व्रज्)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person singular

• mandiram: to the house, dwelling
• mandiram: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular; गन्तव्य-देशः

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular

• varaya: choose, ask for
• varaya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛ (धा. √वृ; वरयति)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative, 2nd person singular (causative/denominative sense “choose/ask for”)

• kalyāṇi: O auspicious one
• kalyāṇi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative Singular

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular; सम्बन्धसूचकं “whatever”

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — Genitive Singular “of you/your”

• manasi: in (your) mind
• manasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन — Neuter, Locative Singular

• varttate: exists, is present
• varttate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धा. √वृत्)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd person singular (Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaśiśekhara/Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context of Gaurī’s presence)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate divine figure repeatedly calls the Goddess ‘Gaurī,’ urging her to rise and return to her temple, inviting her to choose any boon from her heart; the setting suggests a sanctified precinct of Prabhāsa with shrine architecture and ritual ambience.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere tapas culminates in divine grace: the Lord recognizes the devotee’s transformed state and offers fulfillment of righteous desire.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon-giving moment is part of the Prabhāsakṣetra narrative centered on Gaurīśvara worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it indicates the फल of tapas—Śiva’s darśana and vara-pradāna (granting of a boon).