Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

वरदोऽस्मि महाभाग दुर्लभं त्रिदशैरपि । वरं दास्याम्यहं वत्स ब्रूहि यत्ते विवक्षितम्

Transliteration

varado'smi mahābhāga durlabhaṃ tridaśairapi | varaṃ dāsyāmyahaṃ vatsa brūhi yatte vivakṣitam

Translation

“เราคือผู้ประทานพร โอ้ผู้มีบุญยิ่ง—พรที่แม้เหล่าเทวะก็ได้ยาก ลูกเอ๋ย เราจักให้พรแก่เจ้า จงกล่าวสิ่งที่เจ้าปรารถนา”

Word by Word

• वरदः: a giver of boons
• वरदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + द (प्रातिपदिक; द = ददाति-सम्बद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम्/अस्मि-कर्तृ)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (त्रिदशैः अपि)

• त्रिदशैः: by the gods (thirty)
• त्रिदशैः: Karana (Agent group/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वत्स: O child/dear one
• वत्स: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: what (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (यत्...तत्)

• ते: your
• ते: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (your)

• विवक्षितम्: desired to be said; intended
• विवक्षितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + वक्ष् (धातु) → विवक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (यत्)

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aṅgāraka Tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, radiant and calm, addresses Aṅgāraka affectionately, offering a boon; Aṅgāraka stands with folded hands, the Narmadā shimmering behind, attendants and subtle celestial witnesses present.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Tridaśa (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s varada-nature shows that divine grace can exceed even celestial attainments when approached with devotion and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Revā Khaṇḍa context, the boon narrative supports the later tīrtha-māhātmya tied to Śaṅkara’s installation near the Revā (Narmadā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed in this verse; it introduces the boon-dialogue that later culminates in tīrtha-snānā and worship.