Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । त्वत्प्रसादेन मे शम्भो योगश्चैव प्रसिध्यतु । अचला ते भवेद्भक्तिः सर्वकालं ममैव तु

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | tvatprasādena me śambho yogaścaiva prasidhyatu | acalā te bhavedbhaktiḥ sarvakālaṃ mamaiva tu

Translation

นารทกล่าวว่า “ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระองค์ โอ ศัมภุ ขอให้โยคะของข้าพเจ้าบรรลุความสำเร็จ และขอให้ภักติอันมั่นคงต่อพระองค์เป็นของข้าพเจ้าตลอดกาล”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• त्वत्प्रसादेन: by your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• शम्भो: O Śambhu
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• योगः: yoga
• योगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात — Conjunction/particle

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात — Emphatic particle

• प्रसिध्यतु: may it be accomplished
• प्रसिध्यतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Imperative, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• अचला: unwavering
• अचला: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• भवेत्: may be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Potential/Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative, 3rd person, Singular

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वकालम्: at all times
• सर्वकालम्: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular (अव्ययीभावार्थे कालाधिकरण-प्रयोगः)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात — Emphatic particle

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-निपात — Particle (but/indeed)

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, palms joined, requests yoga-perfection and unwavering devotion from Śiva; the atmosphere is still, luminous, and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva (Śambhu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The greatest boon is not power but perfected yoga anchored in constant devotion to Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha-origin account; the sanctity of the Revā region is supported by the devotee’s boon-request.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the spiritual discipline emphasized is yoga sustained by bhakti.