Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 189

Devanagari script

तयोर्भावं स भगवान्विदित्वा प्रहसन्भवः । उवाच परया भक्त्या भवतोरस्तु वांछितम्

Transliteration

tayorbhāvaṃ sa bhagavānviditvā prahasanbhavaḥ | uvāca parayā bhaktyā bhavatorastu vāṃchitam

Translation

அவ்விருவரின் உள்ளநிலையை அறிந்த பகவான் பவன் புன்னகைத்து கூறினார்—“உங்கள் பரம பக்தியால் உங்கள் விருப்பம் நிறைவேறுக.”

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; Genitive dual

• भावम्: state, intention
• भावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• विदित्वा: having known
• विदित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विद् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having known’

• प्रहसन्: smiling, laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta (Agent-participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+हस् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्तरि कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agreeing with भगवान्

• भवः: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; proper name of Śiva

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• परया: supreme, great
• परया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; agreeing with भक्त्या

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• भवतोः: of you two
• भवतोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; Genitive dual (honorific ‘you two’)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (boon)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; from वाञ्छ् धातु + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle used as noun/adjective); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate with अस्तु

Speaker

Śiva (Bhava)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, having discerned the two devotees’ inner feeling, smiles warmly and grants their wish, the moment of vara-dāna framed by the temple doorway and Devī’s approving presence.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva responds to bhāva (inner sincerity); supreme devotion draws divine grace and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, portrayed as a place where heartfelt devotion is directly acknowledged by Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the ‘prescription’ is parā-bhakti—wholehearted devotion—as the means to blessings.