Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

वव्रे स तु महादेवं पुत्रं पुत्रवतां वरम् । वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्

Transliteration

vavre sa tu mahādevaṃ putraṃ putravatāṃ varam | vedavidyāvratasnātaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam

Translation

เขาทูลขอต่อมหาเทวะให้ประทานบุตร—ผู้ประเสริฐยิ่งในหมู่ผู้มีบุตร—ผู้สมบูรณ์ด้วยวิชาเวทและวัตร เป็นผู้ผ่านการศึกษาพิธีกรรม และเชี่ยวชาญในศาสตราทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• वव्रे: chose; requested
• वव्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

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

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—महान् देवः (कर्मधारयः)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पुत्रवताम्: of those who have sons
• पुत्रवताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘पुत्रवत्’ (possessor of sons)

• वरम्: best; excellent
• वरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुत्रम्-विशेषणम्

• वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातम्: one accomplished in Veda, learning, and vows
• वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + विद्या + व्रत + स्नात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—वेदविद्याव्रतेषु स्नातः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः); पुत्रम्-विशेषणम्

• सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्: skilled in all scriptures
• सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + शास्त्र + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषु शास्त्रेषु विशारदः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः); पुत्रम्-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āṅgirasa-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aṅgirā petitions Mahādeva for a son endowed with Vedic knowledge, vows, and śāstra mastery; Śiva listens compassionately, blessing gesture poised.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma values progeny not merely by birth, but by virtue—learning, vows, and śāstra-competence.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The shloka belongs to the Aṅgiras Tīrtha-related narrative in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse emphasizes vrata and Vedic discipline as defining marks of the desired boon (a dhārmic son).