Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

भूयोऽपि प्रार्थयाभीष्टं मत्तस्त्वं शशलांछन । येन सर्वं प्रयच्छामि यद्यपि स्यात्सुदुर्लभम्

Transliteration

bhūyo'pi prārthayābhīṣṭaṃ mattastvaṃ śaśalāṃchana | yena sarvaṃ prayacchāmi yadyapi syātsudurlabham

Translation

హే శశలాంఛన చంద్రా! మరల నన్ను కోరుము, నీకు ఇష్టమైనదేమైనా; ఆ విధంగా నేను సమస్తమును ప్రసాదించుదును, అది అత్యంత దుర్లభమైనదైనా సరే।

Word by Word

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): ‘पुनः/अधिकम्’

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

• प्रार्थय: request, ask
• प्रार्थय: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थय् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अभीष्टम्: the desired boon
• अभीष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• मत्तः: from me
• मत्तः: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/पञ्चमी-रूप; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ‘from me’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• शशलाञ्छन: O moon-marked one (Moon)
• शशलाञ्छन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शश-लाञ्छन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शशः लाञ्छनं यस्य)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘by which/whereby’

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रयच्छामि: I grant, I give
• प्रयच्छामि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्धसूचक/conditional particle): ‘if’

• अपि: even, although
• अपि: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle): ‘even/although’

• स्यात्: may be, should be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुदुर्लभम्: very difficult to obtain
• सुदुर्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु + दुर्लभ)

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Candra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṣṭaṣaṣṭi-Candra-liṅga-samūha (collective)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A boon-bestowing Śiva addresses the moon-crested Candra, inviting him to ask again; the atmosphere is luminous and nocturnal, hinting at lunar radiance over a sacred Śaiva landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Candra/Soma (Śaśalāñchana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to sincere approach; the Lord’s compassion can bestow even rare attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The boon will ground Śiva’s presence at Soma-established liṅgas linked to the tīrthas described in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified yet; the next verses define the mode of Śiva’s presence (sannidhāna) tied to weekday observance.