Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

अतस्ते संप्रदास्यामि भोगांस्त्रिदशदुर्लभान् । आयुश्च परमं दीर्घमारोग्यं च प्रजोन्नतिम् । यद्यदिच्छसि सुश्रोणि तत्तदेव ददामि ते

Transliteration

ataste saṃpradāsyāmi bhogāṃstridaśadurlabhān | āyuśca paramaṃ dīrghamārogyaṃ ca prajonnatim | yadyadicchasi suśroṇi tattadeva dadāmi te

Translation

Потому дарую тебе наслаждения, труднодостижимые даже для богов: жизнь предельно долгую, здоровье без недугов и процветание потомства. Чего бы ты ни пожелала, о прекраснобёдрая, то самое я тебе дарую.

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): हेतौ/तस्मात् (therefore)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun): द्वितीया/चतुर्थी? एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you)

• saṃpradāsyāmi: I will bestow
• saṃpradāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√dā (दा) (धातु) उपसर्ग: सम्+प्र
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhogān: enjoyments
• bhogān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• tridaśa-durlabhān: hard to obtain even for the gods
• tridaśa-durlabhān: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्रिदशानां दुर्लभाः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (bhogān इति विशेषण)

• āyuḥ: lifespan
• āyuḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (ददामि इत्यस्य कर्म)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): समुच्चय (and)

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (āyuḥ इति विशेषण)

• dīrgham: long
• dīrgham: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (āyuḥ इति विशेषण)

• ārogyam: health
• ārogyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): समुच्चय (and)

• prajā-unnatim: prosperity of offspring/subjects
• prajā-unnatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक) + unnati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: प्रजायाः उन्नतिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yad: whatever
• yad: Karma (Object—relative/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; यद्यद्-प्रयोगे ‘whatever’

• yad: whatever
• yad: Karma (Object—relative/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति: यद्यद् = whatever)

• icchasi: you desire
• icchasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (इष्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• suśroṇi: O fair-hipped lady
• suśroṇi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suśroṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object—correlative/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्तत्-प्रयोगे ‘that (each such)’

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object—correlative/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति: तत्तत्)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): अवधारण (indeed/just)

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (standard Sūta frame; not explicit in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Gaurīśa) speaks compassionately to a courtesan, offering divine boons—long life, health, and progeny—set in a courtly yet sanctified atmosphere; the woman stands with folded hands, poised between worldly life and spiritual turning.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even supreme worldly boons come from divine grace, yet the context prepares for the devotee’s higher choice—devotion over enjoyment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a general Śaiva dialogue within the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse concerns Śiva’s granting of boons.