Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अन्धक उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि मे देव वरं दास्यसि चेप्सितम् । तदा ददस्व मे देव युद्धं परमशोभनम् । अवद्धस्तपूतो येनाहं लोकान्गन्तास्मि शोभनान्

Transliteration

andhaka uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si me deva varaṃ dāsyasi cepsitam | tadā dadasva me deva yuddhaṃ paramaśobhanam | avaddhastapūto yenāhaṃ lokāngantāsmi śobhanān

Translation

อันธกะทูลว่า: “ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า หากพระองค์พอพระทัยในข้าพเจ้าและจะประทานพรตามที่ปรารถนา ขอพระองค์ประทานแก่ข้าพเจ้าเถิด โอ้เทวะ—ศึกอันงดงามยิ่ง เพื่อว่าข้าพเจ้าจะได้ไปสู่โลกอันรุ่งเรือง โดยปราศจากพันธนาการและได้รับความบริสุทธิ์ด้วยตบะ”

Word by Word

• अन्धकः: Andhaka
• अन्धकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Avyaya (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; तुष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (त्वम्)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: of me/my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

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

• दास्यसि: you will give
• दास्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त; आप्/इप्स् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वरम्)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Avyaya (Adverb/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• ददस्व: give (grant)
• ददस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परमशोभनम्: supremely splendid
• परमशोभनम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-शोभन (प्रातिपदिक; परम (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परमं शोभनम्); विशेषणम् (युद्धम्)

• अवद्ध: bound/fastened
• अवद्ध: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवद्ध (कृदन्त; आ+वध्/वन्ध् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषणम् (अहम्)

• अस्तपूतः: purified (by) a weapon/arrow (ast-)
• अस्तपूतः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्त-पूत (प्रातिपदिक; अस्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पूत (कृदन्त; पू (धातु) + क्त))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः; विशेषणम् (अहम्)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यः

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

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• गन्ता: goer/one who will go
• गन्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्तृ (कृदन्त; गम् (धातु) + तृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृ-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक (agent noun); भविष्यत्कर्ता

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शोभनान्: splendid
• शोभनान्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (लोकान्)

Speaker

Andhaka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The Blessed Lord

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka, powerful and intense, petitions with folded hands yet eyes bright with martial longing; behind him, faint visions of battlefield banners and weapons appear like a premonition, while the Lord remains calm and discerning.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Deva (Viṣṇu/Varāha)
• Lokas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity can empower intent, but desire directed toward violence reveals the need for dhārmic discrimination in seeking boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly praised; the verse is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa’s narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is referenced as a purifying discipline, though no specific vow or rite is detailed.