Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यदिच्छसि त्वं वामोरु ददामि तव वांछितम्

Transliteration

yadicchasi tvaṃ vāmoru dadāmi tava vāṃchitam

Translation

“Anuman ang iyong naisin, O may marikit na hita, ipagkakaloob ko sa iyo ang minimithi mo.”

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative)

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• वामोरु: O fair-thighed one
• वामोरु: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (thing)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘इच्छित’ अर्थे, कर्मपदम्

Speaker

Dharmarāja (Yama)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharmarāja offers assurance: ‘Whatever you desire, I will grant.’ His open palm signifies boon-giving; the woman stands before him, the forest clearing brightened as if by dharmic resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmarāja (Yama)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Authority aligned with dharma expresses itself as measured generosity—granting boons after seeking truthful intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.