Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

किमर्थं स्तूयसे भद्रे याच्यतां मनसीप्सितम्

Transliteration

kimarthaṃ stūyase bhadre yācyatāṃ manasīpsitam

Translation

اے نیک بانو! تم مجھے یوں کیوں سراہتی ہو؟ جو کچھ تمہارے دل کی مراد ہے، وہی مانگ لو۔

Word by Word

• किमर्थम्: for what reason?
• किमर्थम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय); तत्पुरुष-समास (किम्+अर्थम्) = ‘किस हेतु से/किस कारण से’

• स्तूयसे: you are praised
• स्तूयसे: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद; मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• याच्यताम्: let it be asked / request (it)
• याच्यताम्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: the desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् ‘इच्छ्’ भाव)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/कृत-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle sense ‘desired’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (सन्दर्भानुसार ‘मनसीप्सितम्’ = इच्छितम्)

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, serene and compassionate, turns to Pārvatī and invites her to ask for a boon after her praise; a quiet hermitage/forest ambience implied by Dharmāraṇya.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is responsive; sincere devotion culminates in the Lord inviting the seeker to state the true inner aim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse is part of a boon-granting conversational moment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an invitation to request a desired teaching/boon.