Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

वरान्प्रायच्छत तदा सर्वेषामपि दुर्लभान् । ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं लब्धं तेन सदाशिवात्

Transliteration

varānprāyacchata tadā sarveṣāmapi durlabhān | jñānaṃ vijñānasahitaṃ labdhaṃ tena sadāśivāt

Translation

அப்போது மகாதேவர் அனைவருக்கும் அரிதாகக் கிடைக்கும் வரங்களை அருளினார். ராவணன் சதாசிவனிடமிருந்து ஞானமும் விஞ்ஞானமும் (அனுபவப் புலனறிவு) உடனே பெற்றான்.

Word by Word

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• प्रायच्छत: gave
• प्रायच्छत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; temporal adverb

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; Genitive (6th), Plural

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; particle (also/even)

• दुर्लभान्: rare, hard-to-obtain
• दुर्लभान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; agrees with 'वरान्'; Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• विज्ञानसहितम्: accompanied by discernment/realization
• विज्ञानसहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'विज्ञानेन सहितम्' इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष; agrees with 'ज्ञानम्'; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• लब्धम्: obtained
• लब्धम्: Karma (Result/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle; agrees with 'ज्ञानम्'; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• तेन: by him/through him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• सदाशिवात्: from Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative (5th), Singular

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-context deduction

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/Brāhmaṇas (assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra, Sadāśiva bestows rare boons upon Rāvaṇa: a moment of luminous transmission of jñāna and vijñāna, with ascetic intensity and divine radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Rāvaṇa
• Varas (boons)
• Jñāna
• Vijñāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace can bestow not only power but also jñāna and vijñāna—knowledge that becomes lived realization.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Śaiva landscape, where the Purāṇa situates narratives of boons and divine instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse emphasizes the fruit of devotion and austerity—rare boons and higher knowledge.