Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

व्याध उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । तव पार्श्वे महादेव वासो मे प्रतिदीयताम्

Transliteration

vyādha uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa yadi deyo varo mama | tava pārśve mahādeva vāso me pratidīyatām

Translation

นายพรานทูลว่า “ข้าแต่เทวेश หากพระองค์ทรงพอพระทัย และจะประทานพรแก่ข้าพเจ้า ขอพระมหาเทวะโปรดประทานให้ข้าพเจ้าได้พำนักเคียงข้างพระองค์”

Word by Word

• व्याधः: the hunter
• व्याधः: Karta (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Speech verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) used adjectivally, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः (देवानाम् ईशः)

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

• देयः: to be given
• देयः: Karta (Predicate adjective: 'to be given')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/नीयतुल्य), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: to me/of me
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• पार्श्वे: at (your) side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः (महान् देवः)

• वासः: dwelling/residence
• वासः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (enclitic)

• प्रतिदीयताम्: let it be granted
• प्रतिदीयताम्: Kriyā (Request/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति+दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive imperative)

Speaker

Vyādha (the hunter)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maheśvara-sannidhya tīrtha (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The hunter, hands folded, humbly asks Śiva for residence at his side—an intimate devotional petition rather than a grand demand.

Characters & Entities

• Vyādha
• Deveśa
• Mahādeva
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is proximity to Śiva—seeking divine companionship over worldly gain.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to the Tāpeśvara-tīrtha context in the Revā (Narmadā) region, developed further in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed here; it is a request for a boon—dwelling in Mahādeva’s presence.