Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । तोषितोऽहं त्वया वत्स वरं वरय शोभनम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | toṣito'haṃ tvayā vatsa varaṃ varaya śobhanam

Translation

พระอีศวรตรัสว่า “ดูลูกรัก เราพอใจในตัวเจ้า จงเลือกพรอันงดงามเถิด”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• तोषितः: pleased
• तोषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तोषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

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

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

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

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

• वरय: choose; ask for
• वरय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु) [वरणे]
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• शोभनम्: excellent
• शोभनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘वरम्’ विशेषणम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana Vyāsa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, now manifest, addresses Vyāsa with gentle paternal affection, offering a boon; Vyāsa stands or kneels with folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion and service please the Lord and ripen into divine grace (prasāda) in the form of a boon.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is the Revā (Narmadā) region, where Śiva’s presence and blessings are emphasized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the boon-giving moment due to devotion.