Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

तदा सदाशिवेनोक्तो रावणो लोकरावणः । मत्प्रसादाच्च सर्वं त्वं प्राप्स्यसे मनसेप्सितम्

Transliteration

tadā sadāśivenokto rāvaṇo lokarāvaṇaḥ | matprasādācca sarvaṃ tvaṃ prāpsyase manasepsitam

Translation

ครั้งนั้นพระสทาศิวะตรัสแก่ราวณะ ผู้เป็นความหวาดหวั่นของโลกทั้งหลายว่า “ด้วยพระกรุณาของเรา เจ้าจักได้ทุกสิ่งตามที่ใจปรารถนา”

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• सदाशिवेन: by Sadāśiva
• सदाशिवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• उक्तः: (was) spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृ-निर्देशः तृतीया

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• लोकरावणः: the terror of the worlds
• लोकरावणः: Sambodhana/Viśeṣaṇa (Appositive epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकानां रावणः)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन-समासपूर्वपद (genitive 'my' as prior member)

• प्रसादात्: from (my) grace
• प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: None (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (2nd person pronoun)

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• प्राप्स्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मनसा: by mind / in mind
• मनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप् (धातु) + सन् (इच्छार्थक) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) 'desired', नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'सर्वम्' इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śiva (Sadāśiva) speaking to Rāvaṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience of sages/seekers; immediate addressee within verse: Rāvaṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sadāśiva, serene and radiant, addresses the mighty Rāvaṇa with a boon-giving gesture; the Himalayan Kedāra atmosphere frames the encounter—snow peaks, cedar forests, and a liṅga-shrine aura.

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine prasāda is the decisive power behind attainments; Śiva’s grace is portrayed as fully efficacious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva’s grace is narrated as immediate and boon-bestowing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription; it is the proclamation of boon-fruit (prasāda-phala) following worship.