Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

वरं वरय भद्रं ते यो नित्यं मन सि स्थितः

Transliteration

varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yo nityaṃ mana si sthitaḥ

Translation

వరాన్ని కోరుకో; నీకు మంగళం కలుగుగాక— నీ మనసులో నిత్యం స్థిరంగా ఉన్న వరాన్నే ఎంచుకో।

Word by Word

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

• varaya: choose/ask (for)
• varaya: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (धातु, ‘to choose’)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• bhadram: good fortune
• bhadram: Sambandha (Benediction/आशीः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; आशीर्वचन-प्रयोग (benedictive usage)

• te: to you/for you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘always’

• manaḥ: in the mind
• manaḥ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन (पाठभेद-सूचना: ‘mana si’ = manasi)

• si: (part of ‘manasi’)
• si: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: (sandhi part)
• Form: सन्धि-विभाग (sandhi split element): ‘si’ is part of ‘manasi’

• sthitaḥ: situated/abiding
• sthitaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण ‘yaḥ’ के लिए

Speaker

Brahmā (continuation of address to Vṛka)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā offers a boon with a blessing gesture; the ascetic’s long-cherished desire is about to be spoken, the air bright with auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Vṛka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is meant to mature intention (saṅkalpa); the divine invites the seeker to articulate the inner aim responsibly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on boon-bestowal within the larger Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is the formal offering of a boon as the culmination of austerity.