Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

इंद्र उवाच । विश्वामित्र प्रतुष्टोऽस्मि तपसानेन पार्थिव । वरं वरय भद्रं ते यदभीष्टं हृदिस्थितम्

Transliteration

iṃdra uvāca | viśvāmitra pratuṣṭo'smi tapasānena pārthiva | varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yadabhīṣṭaṃ hṛdisthitam

Translation

ఇంద్రుడు పలికెను—ఓ విశ్వామిత్రా, ఓ రాజా, నీ ఈ తపస్సుతో నేను పరమ సంతుష్టుడను. నీకు మంగళం కలుగుగాక; హృదయంలో ఉన్న కోరిక ఏదైతే ఉందో ఆ వరాన్ని కోరుకొనుము.

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

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

• viśvāmitra: O Viśvāmitra
• viśvāmitra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• pratuṣṭaḥ: well pleased
• pratuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + √tuṣ (तुष् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘well-pleased’

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• anena: by this
• anena: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषणं (to tapasā)

• pārthiva: O king
• pārthiva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• varaya: choose
• varaya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (वृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhadram: good fortune
• bhadram: Sambandha (Benediction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थक-प्रयोगः (‘good fortune’)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; ‘to you/for you’

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma (Object link/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• abhīṣṭam: desired
• abhīṣṭam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi + √iṣ (इष् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘desired’

• hṛdi-sthitam: dwelling in (your) heart
• hṛdi-sthitam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (√sthā; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (हृदि स्थितम्)

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viśvāmitra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra speaks with open palm in boon-giving gesture; Viśvāmitra remains composed, eyes lowered, radiating tapas; the atmosphere brightens as fear turns to formal blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity undertaken with resolve is acknowledged as meritorious and capable of yielding divine boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse frames tapas as the cause for boon-bestowal.