Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

अन्धक उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । तदात्मसदृशोऽहं ते कर्तव्यो नापरो वरः

Transliteration

andhaka uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa yadi deyo varo mama | tadātmasadṛśo'haṃ te kartavyo nāparo varaḥ

Translation

อันธกะกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่เทวेश ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเทพทั้งปวง หากพระองค์ทรงพอพระทัยและจะประทานพรแก่ข้าพเจ้า ขอทรงทำให้ข้าพเจ้ามีสภาวะดุจพระองค์เอง มิปรารถนาพรอื่นใด”

Word by Word

• अन्धकः: Andhaka
• अन्धकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-बोधक-अव्यय; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; तुष् धातोः)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानाम् ईशः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• देयः: to be given
• देयः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (कृदन्त; दा धातोः)
• Form: भविष्यत्/विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (यत्/णीयत्-प्रत्ययार्थ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

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

• तद्: then/therefore
• तद्: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत्; तदर्थे ‘तदा/तस्मात्’ इत्यर्थे (then/therefore)

• आत्मसदृशः: like yourself
• आत्मसदृशः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन्-सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आत्मनः सदृशः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• ते: for you / by you (to you)
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• कर्तव्यः: must be made / should be (made)
• कर्तव्यः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तव्य (कृदन्त; कृ धातोः)
• Form: णीयत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अपरः: other
• अपरः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate qualifier/कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• वरः: boon
• वरः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate noun/कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Andhaka

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devadeveśa/Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka stands with folded hands before Maheśvara, requesting a boon of becoming like Śiva—an intense, focused petition scene with divine presence looming, calm yet formidable.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Śiva (Deveśa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest aspiration is not worldly gain but likeness to the Divine—seeking transformation of one’s nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; this is a boon-request within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records the intent of the boon rather than a ritual act.