Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । साधु साधु महासत्त्व वरं याचस्व दानव । दाताहं याचकस्त्वं हि ददामीह यथेप्सितम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | sādhu sādhu mahāsattva varaṃ yācasva dānava | dātāhaṃ yācakastvaṃ hi dadāmīha yathepsitam

Translation

Īśvara disse: «Muito bem, muito bem, ó grande de alma. Pede uma dádiva, ó Dānava. Eu sou o doador e tu és o suplicante; aqui te concederei o que desejas».

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (the Lord)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sādhu: well done
• sādhu: Sambandha (Exclamation/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक (interjection/particle of approval)

• sādhu: well done (again)
• sādhu: Sambandha (Exclamation/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रशंसावाचक, पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• mahāsattva: O great being
• mahāsattva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + sattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (mahān sattvaḥ)

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yācasva: ask (for)
• yācasva: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• dānava: O Dānava (demon)
• dānava: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• dātā: giver
• dātā: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dā (धातु) + tṛ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-तृन्, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• yācakaḥ: beggar/supplicant
• yācakaḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yācaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis/हेतु-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (particle: indeed/for)

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Spatial/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• yathā-ipsitam: as desired
• yathā-ipsitam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ipsita (प्रातिपदिक; √āp/īps)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः (yathā = according to, ipsitam = desired)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dānava (the hymn-speaker)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśvara speaks with a gentle smile, right hand in boon-giving gesture (varada/abhaya); the dānava remains in añjali, hopeful; subtle divine radiance fills the space.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Andhaka (Dānava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise and surrender invite divine grace; the Lord responds as the compassionate giver of boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this line; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative stream.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it highlights the fruit (phala) of stuti and devotion.