Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

त्वां विना कोऽपरो देव पुत्रस्याभीष्टदोऽस्ति मे । त्वयैव दत्तस्त्वं चामुं जन्म प्रापय मे सुतम्

Transliteration

tvāṃ vinā ko'paro deva putrasyābhīṣṭado'sti me | tvayaiva dattastvaṃ cāmuṃ janma prāpaya me sutam

Translation

โอ้พระผู้เป็นเจ้า นอกจากพระองค์แล้ว ใครเล่าจะประทานสิ่งที่บุตรของข้าพเจ้าปรารถนาได้? บุตรผู้นี้พระองค์ประทานมาเอง ฉะนั้นขอพระองค์ทรงนำบุตรของข้าพเจ้าให้ได้อุบัติในโลกนี้โดยสวัสดีเถิด

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object with vinā/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Exclusion marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्ययम् (preposition-like indeclinable)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• अपरः: other
• अपरः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (of kaḥ)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्

• पुत्रस्य: of (my) son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्

• अभीष्टदः: giver of the desired (boon)
• अभीष्टदः: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + द (धातु; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; कृदन्तः—दा धातोः क (giver); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अभीष्टं ददाति)

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Existence/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• मे: for me/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent/instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• दत्तः: given
• दत्तः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः—क्त (given)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अमुम्: this/that (him)
• अमुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• प्रापय: cause (him) to obtain / grant
• प्रापय: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative: cause to obtain)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (4th/Dative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Māṃṭi (the father, addressing Maheśvara/Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maheśvara-sannidhi (unnamed)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘Pārtha’ addressee in the text’s frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The father stands before Śiva, pointing gently toward his heart or toward an imagined child, pleading: ‘Without you, who can grant my son’s wish?’ Śiva’s presence is felt as calm, luminous authority.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara
• Śiva
• Māṃṭi
• son (unborn child)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Single-pointed devotion sees Śiva as the sole refuge and the ultimate giver of grace, even in worldly concerns like childbirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Śiva’s boon-granting compassion within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a direct prayer (prārthanā) seeking Śiva’s intervention.