Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तथाभिलषितः पुत्रः सर्वविद्याविशारदः । भविष्यति न सन्देहश्चैवमुक्त्वा ययौ हरः

Transliteration

tathābhilaṣitaḥ putraḥ sarvavidyāviśāradaḥ | bhaviṣyati na sandehaścaivamuktvā yayau haraḥ

Translation

یوں ہی ہوگا: جس بیٹے کی تم نے آرزو کی ہے وہ ہر علم میں ماہر ہوگا—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ یہ کہہ کر ہَر (شیو) روانہ ہو گئے۔

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, so
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• अभिलषितः: desired, wished-for
• अभिलषितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + लष् (धातु) → अभिलषित (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वविद्याविशारदः: skilled in all sciences/knowledges
• सर्वविद्याविशारदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + विद्या + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not, no
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (कृदन्त, त्वान्त/absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Hara) (direct speech reported)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva confirms the boon—‘so it shall be’—promising a son skilled in all vidyās; then Śiva departs, leaving the petitioner in reverent awe.

Characters & Entities

• Hara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace seals the fruit of devotion—Śiva’s word removes doubt and confirms the promised outcome.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The assurance occurs within the chapter that culminates in the merit of Aṅgiras Tīrtha worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, steadfast Śiva-bhakti and worship leading to the granting of boons.