Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुतो महादेवो वरदो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । वरं प्रार्थय मे वत्स प्राणसम्भवसम्भव

Transliteration

evaṃ stuto mahādevo varado vākyamabravīt | varaṃ prārthaya me vatsa prāṇasambhavasambhava

Translation

เมื่อได้รับการสรรเสริญดังนี้ พระมหาเทพผู้ประทานพรจึงตรัสว่า “ดูลูกเอ๋ย จงขอพรจากเราเถิด โอ้ผู้กำเนิดจากผู้ให้กำเนิดแห่งลมหายใจ คือพระวายุ”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• स्तुतः: praised
• स्तुतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + स्तुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; 'praised'

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचनम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• वरदः: boon-giver
• वरदः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वरं ददाति)

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचनम्

• अब्रवीत्: spoke/said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.)/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.) प्रचलित; द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचनम्

• प्रार्थय: ask/request
• प्रार्थय: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• मे: from me
• मे: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचनम्; अत्र चतुर्थी (dative): 'from me/to me'—प्रार्थय (ask) इत्यत्र 'मे' = मत्तः (from me) अर्थे

• वत्स: dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• प्राणसम्भवसम्भव: O offspring of the offspring of the Wind (i.e., son of Vāyu's son/connected lineage epithet)
• प्राणसम्भवसम्भव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्राणसम्भवस्य सम्भवः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual), with Śiva speaking in direct address

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahādeva, pleased by praise, invites Hanūmān—son of Vāyu—to ask for a boon; Shiva’s demeanor is benevolent and majestic.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Hanūmān
• Vāyu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise (stuti) invites divine grace—Śiva responds as Varada, ready to uplift the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape frames the dialogue, emphasizing tīrtha power alongside Śiva’s compassion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on stuti and approaching the deity with devotion to receive guidance and boons.