Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नस्ते महाभाग वरं वरय सुव्रत । दुर्लभं त्रिषु लोकेषु ददामि तव खेचर

Transliteration

prasannaste mahābhāga varaṃ varaya suvrata | durlabhaṃ triṣu lokeṣu dadāmi tava khecara

Translation

โอ ผู้มีบุญวาสนาใหญ่ เราพอใจในตัวเจ้าแล้ว; โอ ผู้มั่นคงในพรต จงเลือกพรเถิด โอ ผู้ท่องนภา แม้สิ่งที่หาได้ยากในสามโลก เราก็จักประทานแก่เจ้า

Word by Word

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √सद्/√सद्? (धातु) + प्र + सन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle ‘pleased/clear’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: of/for you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular); सर्वनाम

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महान् भागः यस्य सः)

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

• वरय: choose (ask for)
• वरय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य सः)

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (locative plural); संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (locative plural)

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular); सर्वनाम

• खेचर: O sky-goer
• खेचर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (खे चरति इति)

Speaker

Śrī Maheśa (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Garuḍa (addressed as mahābhāga, suvrata, khecara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, visibly pleased, addresses Garuḍa: ‘Choose a boon’; the cosmic scale is emphasized—rare across the three worlds—while Garuḍa stands as a ‘khecara’ (sky-roamer).

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Khecara (Garuḍa implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to steadfast vows; when the Lord is pleased, even the rarest attainments become possible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred region in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on the boon-dialogue rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on su-vrata (steadfast vow/observance) as the basis for receiving grace.