Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । यदि दास्ये वरं देवि इच्छाभूतं कदाचन । ततो न मंस्यते विष्णुं न ब्रह्माणं न मामपि

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | yadi dāsye varaṃ devi icchābhūtaṃ kadācana | tato na maṃsyate viṣṇuṃ na brahmāṇaṃ na māmapi

Translation

อีศวรตรัสว่า “โอ้เทวี หากเรามอบพรตามความปรารถนาของเขาเมื่อใด เมื่อนั้นภายหลังเขาจะไม่เคารพพระวิษณุ ไม่เคารพพระพรหม และไม่เคารพแม้แต่เราเอง”

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• dāsye: I shall give
• dāsye: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• varam: a boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• icchābhūtam: as desired; wish-fulfilled
• icchābhūtam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त; भू धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (इच्छायाः भूतम् = desired/according to wish)

• kadācana: at any time; ever
• kadācana: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (thereupon/thereafter)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• maṃsyate: will think/consider
• maṃsyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• na: nor/not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• na: nor/not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to Devī, warning that granting a desire-driven boon would make the recipient disrespect Viṣṇu, Brahmā, and Śiva; the mood is grave, advisory, and sovereign.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Īśvara)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Andhaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked fulfillment of egoic desire breeds arrogance, causing loss of reverence even toward the highest divine powers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is theological and ethical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.