Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

ईश्वरेणैवमुक्तस्तु धर्मो देवमथाब्रवीत् । वाहनं ते भविष्यामि सदाहं पार्वतीपते

Transliteration

īśvareṇaivamuktastu dharmo devamathābravīt | vāhanaṃ te bhaviṣyāmi sadāhaṃ pārvatīpate

Translation

เมื่ออีศวรตรัสดังนั้น ธรรมะจึงทูลแด่เทพว่า “โอ้ พระสวามีแห่งพระปารวตี ข้าพเจ้าจักเป็นพาหนะของพระองค์ตลอดกาล”

Word by Word

• ईश्वरेण: by the Lord
• ईश्वरेण: Karana/Agent-in-passive (Instrumental agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

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

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective of Dharma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘उक्तः’ = addressed/spoken to

• तु: then
• तु: Conjunction/Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/and then)

• धर्मः: Dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देवम्: to the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वाहनम्: vehicle
• वाहनम्: Karma/Predicate complement
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘भविष्यामि’ इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate complement)

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

• भविष्यामि: I shall be
• भविष्यामि: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adverbial (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (always)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पार्वतीपते: O lord of Pārvatī
• पार्वतीपते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘पार्वत्याः पतिः’

Speaker

Dharma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharma, humble and resolute, declares his wish to become Śiva’s vehicle; Śiva listens with approving stillness, Pārvatī implied as ‘Pārvatīpati’.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Dharma
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is self-offering—seeking permanent service to the Divine rather than worldly gain.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu-kṣetra context frames the boon-request, portraying Setu as a place that inspires surrender and service.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative statement of boon-choice centered on devotion (sevā-bhāva).